diff --git a/src/EFCore.Sqlite.Core/Storage/Internal/SqliteDatabaseCreator.cs b/src/EFCore.Sqlite.Core/Storage/Internal/SqliteDatabaseCreator.cs
index e17de7bada2..c42965f238b 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.Sqlite.Core/Storage/Internal/SqliteDatabaseCreator.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.Sqlite.Core/Storage/Internal/SqliteDatabaseCreator.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ public override void Delete()
 
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(path))
             {
-                SqliteConnection.ClearAllPools();
+                SqliteConnection.ClearPool(new SqliteConnection(Dependencies.Connection.ConnectionString));
+                // See issues #25797 and #26016
+                // SqliteConnection.ClearAllPools();
                 File.Delete(path);
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/SqliteDatabaseCreatorTest.cs b/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/SqliteDatabaseCreatorTest.cs
index 730bd3fa2af..f0d6b94b181 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/SqliteDatabaseCreatorTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.Sqlite.FunctionalTests/SqliteDatabaseCreatorTest.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public async Task Create_sets_journal_mode_to_wal(bool async)
             Assert.Equal("wal", journalMode);
         }
 
-        [ConditionalTheory]
+        [ConditionalTheory (Skip = "Issues #25797 and #26016")]
         [InlineData(false)]
         [InlineData(true)]
         public async Task Delete_works_even_when_different_connection_exists_to_same_file(bool async)