diff --git a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestCreatePartition.java b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestCreatePartition.java
index dd143a3cf1d05aa37eab1095e77d1c9349362e39..29ef5ced9cc90b4c0a3d37cd96219a1b52b9b6c8 100644
--- a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestCreatePartition.java
+++ b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestCreatePartition.java
@@ -36,14 +36,17 @@ public class TestCreatePartition extends CreatePartitionTest {
   @Override
   @After
   public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    deleteResource();
     this.testUtils = null;
   }
 
   @Override
   @Test
-  public void should_return40XResponseCode_when_makingRequest_withInvalidPayload() throws Exception {
+  public void should_return40XResponseCode_when_makingRequest_withInvalidPayload()
+      throws Exception {
     String invalidPayload = "{\"properties_invalid\":{}}";
-    ClientResponse response = descriptor.runWithCustomPayload(getId(), invalidPayload, testUtils.getAccessToken());
+    ClientResponse response = descriptor.runWithCustomPayload(getId(), invalidPayload,
+        testUtils.getAccessToken());
     assertEquals(400, response.getStatus());
   }
 }
diff --git a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestDeletePartition.java b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestDeletePartition.java
index 4250d90719e56f510e8ba6171cd696db095a4b5d..5439cda73102dd2b1fc89b0878808b2df9fdaa4b 100644
--- a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestDeletePartition.java
+++ b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestDeletePartition.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class TestDeletePartition extends DeletePartitionTest {
   @Override
   @After
   public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    deleteResource();
     this.testUtils = null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestGetPartitionById.java b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestGetPartitionById.java
index 5446f36e8e4d867155e0030ddeaffdf611a12d93..86dc555d6d81709cf02b7817e0cde04e7dcca462 100644
--- a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestGetPartitionById.java
+++ b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestGetPartitionById.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 
 package org.opengroup.osdu.partition.api;
 
+import com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientResponse;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.partition.api.descriptor.DeletePartitionDescriptor;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.partition.util.GCPTestUtils;
 
 public class TestGetPartitionById extends GetPartitionByIdApitTest {
@@ -32,6 +34,14 @@ public class TestGetPartitionById extends GetPartitionByIdApitTest {
   @Override
   @After
   public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    deleteResource();
     this.testUtils = null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void deleteResource() throws Exception {
+    DeletePartitionDescriptor deletePartitionDes = new DeletePartitionDescriptor();
+    deletePartitionDes.setPartitionId(getId());
+    ClientResponse response = deletePartitionDes.run(getId(), this.testUtils.getAccessToken());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestListPartitions.java b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestListPartitions.java
index 940e5bc0f1ee8aca24051fefc205e40489edeafc..ea0c03449f8edbe5f3bc71ea786930a0e7a7c6f4 100644
--- a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestListPartitions.java
+++ b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestListPartitions.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 
 package org.opengroup.osdu.partition.api;
 
+import com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientResponse;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.partition.api.descriptor.DeletePartitionDescriptor;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.partition.util.GCPTestUtils;
 
 public class TestListPartitions extends ListPartitionsApitTest {
@@ -32,6 +34,14 @@ public class TestListPartitions extends ListPartitionsApitTest {
   @Override
   @After
   public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    deleteResource();
     this.testUtils = null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void deleteResource() throws Exception {
+    DeletePartitionDescriptor deletePartitionDes = new DeletePartitionDescriptor();
+    deletePartitionDes.setPartitionId(getId());
+    ClientResponse response = deletePartitionDes.run(getId(), this.testUtils.getAccessToken());
+  }
 }
diff --git a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestUpdatePartition.java b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestUpdatePartition.java
index 35aec46a000c8e3b9ccd2a02384c20d9e463286a..24b7964aaf6d01d2614e7debbfa992eb4ec314ae 100644
--- a/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestUpdatePartition.java
+++ b/testing/partition-test-gcp/src/test/java/org/opengroup/osdu/partition/api/TestUpdatePartition.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 
 package org.opengroup.osdu.partition.api;
 
+import com.sun.jersey.api.client.ClientResponse;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.opengroup.osdu.partition.api.descriptor.DeletePartitionDescriptor;
 import org.opengroup.osdu.partition.util.GCPTestUtils;
 
 public class TestUpdatePartition extends UpdatePartitionTest {
@@ -31,7 +33,15 @@ public class TestUpdatePartition extends UpdatePartitionTest {
 
   @Override
   @After
-  public void tearDown() {
+  public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    deleteResource();
     this.testUtils = null;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void deleteResource() throws Exception {
+    DeletePartitionDescriptor deletePartitionDes = new DeletePartitionDescriptor();
+    deletePartitionDes.setPartitionId(getId());
+    ClientResponse response = deletePartitionDes.run(getId(), this.testUtils.getAccessToken());
+  }
 }