diff --git a/tests/ConfigDouble.php b/tests/ConfigDouble.php
index 190f75ecef..62caaba8da 100644
--- a/tests/ConfigDouble.php
+++ b/tests/ConfigDouble.php
@@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ public function __construct(array $cliArgs=[], $skipSettingStandard=false, $skip
     }//end __construct()
 
 
+    /**
+     * Ensures the static properties in the Config class are reset to their default values
+     * when the ConfigDouble is no longer used.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __destruct()
+    {
+        $this->setStaticConfigProperty('overriddenDefaults', []);
+        $this->setStaticConfigProperty('executablePaths', []);
+        $this->setStaticConfigProperty('configData', null);
+        $this->setStaticConfigProperty('configDataFile', null);
+
+    }//end __destruct()
+
+
     /**
      * Sets the command line values and optionally prevents a file system search for a custom ruleset.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Core/AbstractMethodUnitTest.php b/tests/Core/AbstractMethodUnitTest.php
index f98392d71b..3784fb072d 100644
--- a/tests/Core/AbstractMethodUnitTest.php
+++ b/tests/Core/AbstractMethodUnitTest.php
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ public static function initializeFile()
      */
     public static function reset()
     {
+        // Explicitly trigger __destruct() on the ConfigDouble to reset the Config statics.
+        // The explicit method call prevents potential stray test-local references to the $config object
+        // preventing the destructor from running the clean up (which without stray references would be
+        // automagically triggered when `self::$phpcsFile` is reset, but we can't definitively rely on that).
+        if (isset(self::$phpcsFile) === true) {
+            self::$phpcsFile->config->__destruct();
+        }
+
         self::$fileExtension = 'inc';
         self::$tabWidth      = 4;
         self::$phpcsFile     = null;
diff --git a/tests/Core/Filters/AbstractFilterTestCase.php b/tests/Core/Filters/AbstractFilterTestCase.php
index 15dd5bcbc3..4277f8c6ed 100644
--- a/tests/Core/Filters/AbstractFilterTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Core/Filters/AbstractFilterTestCase.php
@@ -51,6 +51,29 @@ public static function initializeConfigAndRuleset()
     }//end initializeConfigAndRuleset()
 
 
+    /**
+     * Clean up after finished test by resetting all static properties on the Config class to their default values.
+     *
+     * Note: This is a PHPUnit cross-version compatible {@see \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase::tearDownAfterClass()}
+     * method.
+     *
+     * @afterClass
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public static function reset()
+    {
+        // Explicitly trigger __destruct() on the ConfigDouble to reset the Config statics.
+        // The explicit method call prevents potential stray test-local references to the $config object
+        // preventing the destructor from running the clean up (which without stray references would be
+        // automagically triggered when `self::$phpcsFile` is reset, but we can't definitively rely on that).
+        if (isset(self::$config) === true) {
+            self::$config->__destruct();
+        }
+
+    }//end reset()
+
+
     /**
      * Helper method to retrieve a mock object for a Filter class.
      *