diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/pkgng/tasks/freebsd.yml b/tests/integration/targets/pkgng/tasks/freebsd.yml
index 9efe2b50f0..946a345007 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/pkgng/tasks/freebsd.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/pkgng/tasks/freebsd.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+##
+## pkgng - prepare test environment
+##
+- name: Remove test package
+  pkgng:
+    name: '{{ pkgng_test_pkg_name }}'
+    state: absent
+
 ##
 ## pkgng - example - state=present for single package
 ##