diff --git a/tests/testutil.py b/tests/testutil.py
index e90b3e6bb00798cdc0d25b32c63a8c8d53cd0470..f46b1fcadd55f8562039bbdbc9641758f5d028d9 100644
--- a/tests/testutil.py
+++ b/tests/testutil.py
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ FY_MID_DATE = datetime.date(2020, 9, 1)
 PAST_DATE = datetime.date(2000, 1, 1)
 TESTS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent
 
-# This function is primarily used as a fixture, but different test files use
+# This function is a teardown fixture, but different test files use
 # it with different scopes. Typical usage looks like:
 #   clean_account_meta = pytest.fixture([options])(testutil.clean_account_meta)
 def clean_account_meta():
+    yield
     data.Account.load_options_map(bc_options.OPTIONS_DEFAULTS)
     data.Account._meta_map.clear()