diff --git a/news/168.internal b/news/168.internal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4bdf12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/168.internal
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix test leakage, enabling the publication check when it shouldn't be active. @jaroel
diff --git a/src/plone/rest/tests/test_explicitacquisition.py b/src/plone/rest/tests/test_explicitacquisition.py
index beee007..7c5d8cc 100644
--- a/src/plone/rest/tests/test_explicitacquisition.py
+++ b/src/plone/rest/tests/test_explicitacquisition.py
@@ -68,10 +68,18 @@ class TestExplicitAcquisitionAvailable(unittest.TestCase):
     layer = PLONE_REST_INTEGRATION_TESTING
 
     def setUp(self):
+        import Products.CMFCore.explicitacquisition
+
         self.portal = self.layer["portal"]
         self.request = self.layer["request"]
         setRoles(self.portal, TEST_USER_ID, ["Manager"])
         self.portal.invokeFactory("Document", id="foo")
+        self.PREVIOUS_SKIP_PTA = Products.CMFCore.explicitacquisition.SKIP_PTA
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        import Products.CMFCore.explicitacquisition
+
+        Products.CMFCore.explicitacquisition.SKIP_PTA = self.PREVIOUS_SKIP_PTA
 
     def traverse(self, path="/plone", accept="application/json", method="GET"):
         request = self.layer["request"]