diff --git a/tests/backends/tests.py b/tests/backends/tests.py
index 2cbfa2f5a2..d6c2331378 100644
--- a/tests/backends/tests.py
+++ b/tests/backends/tests.py
@@ -162,9 +162,7 @@ class LongNameTest(TransactionTestCase):
             VLM_m2m._meta.db_table,
         ]
         sql_list = connection.ops.sql_flush(no_style(), tables, reset_sequences=True)
-        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-            for statement in sql_list:
-                cursor.execute(statement)
+        connection.ops.execute_sql_flush(connection.alias, sql_list)
 
 
 class SequenceResetTest(TestCase):