diff --git a/src/taipy/core/_repository/db/_sql_connection.py b/src/taipy/core/_repository/db/_sql_connection.py
index 1cad4c1b..1e19e137 100644
--- a/src/taipy/core/_repository/db/_sql_connection.py
+++ b/src/taipy/core/_repository/db/_sql_connection.py
@@ -21,23 +21,23 @@
 from ...exceptions import MissingRequiredProperty
 
 
+def dict_factory(cursor, row):
+    d = {}
+    for idx, col in enumerate(cursor.description):
+        d[col[0]] = row[idx]
+    return d
+
+
 class _SQLConnection:
     _connection = None
 
-    @classmethod
-    def dict_factory(cls, cursor, row):
-        d = {}
-        for idx, col in enumerate(cursor.description):
-            d[col[0]] = row[idx]
-        return d
-
     @classmethod
     def init_db(cls):
         if cls._connection:
             return cls._connection
 
         cls._connection = _build_connection()
-        cls._connection.row_factory = cls.dict_factory
+        cls._connection.row_factory = dict_factory
 
         from ..._version._version_model import _VersionModel
         from ...cycle._cycle_model import _CycleModel
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ def init_db(cls):
         return cls._connection
 
 
-@lru_cache
 def _build_connection() -> Connection:
     # Set SQLite threading mode to Serialized, means that threads may share the module, connections and cursors
     sqlite3.threadsafety = 3
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index aa44b167..ca68d5e7 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 from src.taipy.core._core import Core
 from src.taipy.core._orchestrator._orchestrator_factory import _OrchestratorFactory
-from src.taipy.core._repository.db._sql_connection import _build_connection
+from src.taipy.core._repository.db._sql_connection import _build_connection, _SQLConnection
 from src.taipy.core._version._version import _Version
 from src.taipy.core._version._version_manager_factory import _VersionManagerFactory
 from src.taipy.core._version._version_model import _VersionModel
@@ -445,7 +445,8 @@ def init_sql_repo(tmp_sqlite):
     Config.configure_core(repository_type="sql", repository_properties={"db_location": tmp_sqlite})
 
     # Clean SQLite database
-    connection = _build_connection()
+    _SQLConnection._connection = None
+    connection = _SQLConnection.init_db()
     connection.execute(str(DropTable(_CycleModel.__table__, if_exists=True).compile(dialect=sqlite.dialect())))
     connection.execute(str(DropTable(_DataNodeModel.__table__, if_exists=True).compile(dialect=sqlite.dialect())))
     connection.execute(str(DropTable(_JobModel.__table__, if_exists=True).compile(dialect=sqlite.dialect())))
diff --git a/tests/core/job/test_job_manager_with_sql_repo.py b/tests/core/job/test_job_manager_with_sql_repo.py
index 281695a7..9fdafe52 100644
--- a/tests/core/job/test_job_manager_with_sql_repo.py
+++ b/tests/core/job/test_job_manager_with_sql_repo.py
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ def init_managers():
     _JobManagerFactory._build_manager()._delete_all()
 
 
-def clear_sql_session():
-    _build_connection.cache_clear()
-    _SQLConnection._connection = None
-
-
 def test_create_jobs(init_sql_repo):
     Config.configure_job_executions(mode=JobConfig._DEVELOPMENT_MODE)
     init_managers()
@@ -165,8 +160,6 @@ def test_delete_job(init_sql_repo):
 
 
 def test_raise_when_trying_to_delete_unfinished_job(init_sql_repo):
-    clear_sql_session()
-
     Config.configure_job_executions(mode=JobConfig._STANDALONE_MODE, max_nb_of_workers=2)
     init_managers()
 
@@ -196,8 +189,6 @@ def test_raise_when_trying_to_delete_unfinished_job(init_sql_repo):
 
 
 def test_force_deleting_unfinished_job(init_sql_repo):
-    clear_sql_session()
-
     Config.configure_job_executions(mode=JobConfig._STANDALONE_MODE, max_nb_of_workers=2)
     init_managers()