diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_ds.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_ds.cpp
index 25a5f11b118db133e3930c4ac1b96814f63039a8..def3fe20eb9bd7b3efea8f5595da980fc541d587 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_ds.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_ds.cpp
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ class Core_SeqBaseTest : public Core_DynStructBaseTest
 {
 public:
     Core_SeqBaseTest();
+    virtual ~Core_SeqBaseTest();
     void clear();
     void run( int );
 
@@ -501,11 +502,14 @@ protected:
     int test_seq_ops( int iters );
 };
 
-
 Core_SeqBaseTest::Core_SeqBaseTest()
 {
 }
 
+Core_SeqBaseTest::~Core_SeqBaseTest()
+{
+    clear();
+}
 
 void Core_SeqBaseTest::clear()
 {
@@ -1206,6 +1210,7 @@ class Core_SetTest : public Core_DynStructBaseTest
 {
 public:
     Core_SetTest();
+    virtual ~Core_SetTest();
     void clear();
     void run( int );
 
@@ -1219,6 +1224,10 @@ Core_SetTest::Core_SetTest()
 {
 }
 
+Core_SetTest::~Core_SetTest()
+{
+    clear();
+}
 
 void Core_SetTest::clear()
 {
@@ -1417,6 +1426,7 @@ class Core_GraphTest : public Core_DynStructBaseTest
 {
 public:
     Core_GraphTest();
+    virtual ~Core_GraphTest();
     void clear();
     void run( int );
 
@@ -1430,6 +1440,10 @@ Core_GraphTest::Core_GraphTest()
 {
 }
 
+Core_GraphTest::~Core_GraphTest()
+{
+    clear();
+}
 
 void Core_GraphTest::clear()
 {
@@ -2042,6 +2056,8 @@ void Core_GraphScanTest::run( int )
                 CV_TS_SEQ_CHECK_CONDITION( vtx_count == 0 && edge_count == 0,
                                           "Not every vertex/edge has been visited" );
                 update_progressbar();
+
+                cvReleaseGraphScanner( &scanner );
             }
 
             // for a random graph the test just checks that every graph vertex and
@@ -2106,8 +2122,6 @@ void Core_GraphScanTest::run( int )
     catch(int)
     {
     }
-
-    cvReleaseGraphScanner( &scanner );
 }