diff --git a/tests/Monolog/Handler/BufferHandlerTest.php b/tests/Monolog/Handler/BufferHandlerTest.php
index dca29d1d..5b3c4c8a 100644
--- a/tests/Monolog/Handler/BufferHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Monolog/Handler/BufferHandlerTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class BufferHandlerTest extends TestCase
         $handler = new BufferHandler($test);
         $handler->handle($this->getRecord(Logger::WARNING));
         $handler->handle($this->getRecord(Logger::DEBUG));
-        unset($handler);
+        $handler->__destruct();
         $this->assertTrue($test->hasWarningRecords());
         $this->assertTrue($test->hasDebugRecords());
     }