diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 75a67d927..35567d18d 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ group :test do
   if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9.3'
     gem "capybara", "~> 2.1.0"
     gem "selenium-webdriver"
-    gem "database_cleaner"
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/test/ui/base.rb b/test/ui/base.rb
index fc394c09a..de5c90d70 100644
--- a/test/ui/base.rb
+++ b/test/ui/base.rb
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ end
 # default: 2
 Capybara.default_wait_time = 2
 
-DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation
-
 module Redmine
   module UiTest
     # Base class for UI tests
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@ module Redmine
       teardown do
         Capybara.reset_sessions!    # Forget the (simulated) browser state
         Capybara.use_default_driver # Revert Capybara.current_driver to Capybara.default_driver
-        DatabaseCleaner.clean
       end
     end
   end