diff --git a/tests/30backend-threadpool.tests b/tests/30backend-threadpool.tests
index 7296a7764..cbfb02550 100644
--- a/tests/30backend-threadpool.tests
+++ b/tests/30backend-threadpool.tests
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ END
 
 TEST "process a function" process-function <<END
 err: the input to the function is 440616
-err: wait 1 sec
 err: finished waiting
 END