diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/DatabaseTransactions.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/DatabaseTransactions.php
index c6fb714ada4b..83a686f3558c 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/DatabaseTransactions.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/DatabaseTransactions.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public function beginDatabaseTransaction()
                 $connection->unsetEventDispatcher();
                 $connection->rollBack();
                 $connection->setEventDispatcher($dispatcher);
-                $database->purge($name);
+                $connection->disconnect();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/RefreshDatabase.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/RefreshDatabase.php
index c68b19bbd54d..0f916ac55b51 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/RefreshDatabase.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/RefreshDatabase.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public function beginDatabaseTransaction()
                 $connection->unsetEventDispatcher();
                 $connection->rollBack();
                 $connection->setEventDispatcher($dispatcher);
-                $database->purge($name);
+                $connection->disconnect();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/TestCase.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/TestCase.php
index e38e65430a08..a7315a2c5124 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/TestCase.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/TestCase.php
@@ -197,12 +197,6 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
 
             ParallelTesting::callTearDownTestCaseCallbacks($this);
 
-            $database = $this->app['db'] ?? null;
-
-            foreach (array_keys($database?->getConnections() ?? []) as $name) {
-                $database->purge($name);
-            }
-
             $this->app->flush();
 
             $this->app = null;