diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 8846ece54..72835f6f6 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import gc
 import json
 import os
 import sys
@@ -259,3 +260,19 @@ def mock_hydra_conf(mocker):
     # NOTE: using sentinel here so that any imports from `hydra.conf`
     # return a mock.
     sys.modules["hydra.conf"] = mocker.sentinel
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def gc_collect_on_dvc_close_on_win_311(mocker):
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 11) and os.name != "nt":
+        return
+
+    from dvc.repo import Repo
+
+    close = Repo.close
+
+    def wrapped(repo):
+        close(repo)
+        gc.collect()
+
+    mocker.patch("dvc.repo.Repo.close", wrapped)