diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http2-session-unref.js b/test/parallel/test-http2-session-unref.js
index e765352cdc615d..e63cd0d208e32b 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http2-session-unref.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http2-session-unref.js
@@ -49,5 +49,3 @@ server.listen(0, common.mustCall(() => {
 }));
 server.emit('connection', serverSide);
 server.unref();
-
-setTimeout(common.mustNotCall(() => {}), 1000).unref();