1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/test/xml_mini_test.rb b/activesupport/test/xml_mini_test.rb
index a025279e16..d992028323 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/xml_mini_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/xml_mini_test.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ module XmlMiniTest
     module Nokogiri end
 
     setup do
-      @xml = ActiveSupport::XmlMini
+      @xml, @default_backend = ActiveSupport::XmlMini, ActiveSupport::XmlMini.backend
+    end
+
+    teardown do
+      ActiveSupport::XmlMini.backend = @default_backend
     end
 
     test "#with_backend should switch backend and then switch back" do
@@ -135,7 +139,11 @@ module XmlMiniTest
     module LibXML end
 
     setup do
-      @xml = ActiveSupport::XmlMini
+      @xml, @default_backend = ActiveSupport::XmlMini, ActiveSupport::XmlMini.backend
+    end
+
+    teardown do
+      ActiveSupport::XmlMini.backend = @default_backend
     end
 
     test "#with_backend should be thread-safe" do