diff --git a/tests/functional/restart/53-task-prerequisites.t b/tests/functional/restart/53-task-prerequisites.t
index bb24518da66..7741df3d74b 100644
--- a/tests/functional/restart/53-task-prerequisites.t
+++ b/tests/functional/restart/53-task-prerequisites.t
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ cmp_ok "${TEST_NAME}.stdout" << '__EOF__'
 __EOF__
 
 suite_run_fail "${TEST_NAME_BASE}-restart" cylc restart "${SUITE_NAME}" --stop-point=3 --no-detach
-poll_suite_stopped
 
 # Check bar.2 is still waiting (i.e. prereqs not satisfied):
 TEST_NAME="${TEST_NAME_BASE}-db-task-pool"