diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
index 9b4761d961..4919d8db4a 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/db/couch/DatabaseImpl.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class DatabaseImpl implements Database {
 
   async destroy() {
     try {
-      await DatabaseImpl.nano.db.destroy(this.name)
+      return await DatabaseImpl.nano.db.destroy(this.name)
     } catch (err: any) {
       // didn't exist, don't worry
       if (err.statusCode === 404) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
index a8b3797681..fef883ef9e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
@@ -500,7 +500,9 @@ async function destroyApp(ctx: BBContext) {
   await quotas.removeApp()
   await events.app.deleted(app)
 
-  await deleteApp(appId)
+  if (!env.isTest()) {
+    await deleteApp(appId)
+  }
 
   await removeAppFromUserRoles(ctx, appId)
   await cache.app.invalidateAppMetadata(devAppId)
diff --git a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
index 50078ed6cc..35d198ccb2 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/sdk/db.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import PouchDB from "pouchdb"
 import Nano from "@budibase/nano"
 import { AllDocsResponse, AnyDocument, Document } from "../"