diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 46d505f55ab68..792168d05356b 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ repos:
             ^airflow-ctl.*\.py$|
             ^airflow-core/src/airflow/models/.*\.py$|
             ^airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_assets.py$|
+            ^airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_hitl.py$|
             ^providers/openlineage/.*\.py$|
             ^task_sdk.*\.py$
         pass_filenames: true
diff --git a/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_hitl.py b/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_hitl.py
index d9b5a0287bb4b..93d8c4f63d472 100644
--- a/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_hitl.py
+++ b/airflow-core/tests/unit/api_fastapi/core_api/routes/public/test_hitl.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 import time_machine
-from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy import delete, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from airflow._shared.timezones.timezone import utc, utcnow
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def expected_sample_hitl_detail_dict(sample_ti: TaskInstance) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def cleanup_audit_log(session: Session) -> None:
-    session.query(Log).delete()
+    session.execute(delete(Log))
     session.commit()