diff --git a/test/channels.spec.ts b/test/channels.spec.ts
index 0ec3aa1c347c2..73a815ffb8930 100644
--- a/test/channels.spec.ts
+++ b/test/channels.spec.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ playwrightFixtures.defineWorkerFixture('domain', async ({ }, test) => {
   local.run(() => { });
   let err;
   local.on('error', e => err = e);
-  local.enter();
   await test(null);
   if (err)
     throw err;