diff --git a/test/powershell/New-Item.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/New-Item.Tests.ps1
index 60e600019..7a57ff51d 100644
--- a/test/powershell/New-Item.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/New-Item.Tests.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 function Clean-State
 {
+    if (Test-Path $FullyQualifiedLink)
+    {
+        Remove-Item $FullyQualifiedLink -Force
+    }
+
     if (Test-Path $FullyQualifiedFile)
     {
         Remove-Item $FullyQualifiedFile -Force
@@ -9,11 +14,6 @@
     {
         Remove-Item $FullyQualifiedFolder -Recurse -Force
     }
-
-    if (Test-Path $FullyQualifiedLink)
-    {
-        Remove-Item $FullyQualifiedLink -Force
-    }
 }
 
 Describe "New-Item" {