diff --git a/scheduler/SchedulerDatabaseTest.cpp b/scheduler/SchedulerDatabaseTest.cpp
index 5a37d9845165fcf2b28c8fcabc8efaa8629fb83b..5b5025f1ec05c9766713d908f53c4f5494a8507d 100644
--- a/scheduler/SchedulerDatabaseTest.cpp
+++ b/scheduler/SchedulerDatabaseTest.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   virtual void TearDown() {
-    m_db.release();
+    m_db.reset();
   }
 
   cta::SchedulerDatabase &getDb() {