diff --git a/test/src/org/labkey/test/tests/targetedms/TargetedMSQCTest.java b/test/src/org/labkey/test/tests/targetedms/TargetedMSQCTest.java
index 6493d7224..01e2879e0 100644
--- a/test/src/org/labkey/test/tests/targetedms/TargetedMSQCTest.java
+++ b/test/src/org/labkey/test/tests/targetedms/TargetedMSQCTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.labkey.test.Locator;
 import org.labkey.test.SortDirection;
 import org.labkey.test.TestFileUtils;
+import org.labkey.test.TestTimeoutException;
 import org.labkey.test.components.ext4.RadioButton;
 import org.labkey.test.components.ext4.Window;
 import org.labkey.test.components.html.SiteNavBar;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.labkey.test.components.targetedms.QCSummaryWebPart;
 import org.labkey.test.pages.targetedms.PanoramaAnnotations;
 import org.labkey.test.pages.targetedms.PanoramaDashboard;
+import org.labkey.test.util.APIContainerHelper;
 import org.labkey.test.util.ApiPermissionsHelper;
 import org.labkey.test.util.DataRegionTable;
 import org.labkey.test.util.Ext4Helper;
@@ -197,6 +199,14 @@ public void preTest()
         qcPlotsWebPart.revertToDefaultView();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void doCleanup(boolean afterTest) throws TestTimeoutException
+    {
+        // Use the API-based approach for deletion so that we don't trigger AJAX requests navigating to the delete page
+        // that may run in the background and cause SQL Server deadlock exceptions
+        new APIContainerHelper(this).deleteProject(getProjectName(), afterTest);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testQCDashboard()
     {