diff --git a/packages/kbn-test/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_status.ts b/packages/kbn-test/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_status.ts
index 6420836e3e8c..26c46917ae8d 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-test/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_status.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-test/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_status.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export class KbnClientStatus {
     const { data } = await this.requester.request<ApiResponseStatus>({
       method: 'GET',
       path: 'api/status',
-      retries: 30,
       // Status endpoint returns 503 if any services are in an unavailable state
       ignoreErrors: [503],
     });