diff --git a/tests/role_deploy_database_server.pm b/tests/role_deploy_database_server.pm
index 6cf618fe..b93bb3b1 100644
--- a/tests/role_deploy_database_server.pm
+++ b/tests/role_deploy_database_server.pm
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ sub run {
     # init the db
     if (script_run "/usr/bin/postgresql-setup --initdb") {
         # see if this is RHBZ #1872511...
+        script_run "rm -rf /var/lib/pgsql/data/*";
         script_run "dnf -y install glibc-langpack-en", 180;
         assert_script_run "/usr/bin/postgresql-setup --initdb";
         record_soft_failure "postgresql-setup initially failed due to missing langpack - RHBZ #1872511";