diff --git a/internal/e2e-js/tests/roomSessionAudienceCount.spec.ts b/internal/e2e-js/tests/roomSessionAudienceCount.spec.ts
index 97b20061e..83318a30d 100644
--- a/internal/e2e-js/tests/roomSessionAudienceCount.spec.ts
+++ b/internal/e2e-js/tests/roomSessionAudienceCount.spec.ts
@@ -116,9 +116,6 @@ test.describe('RoomSession Audience Count', () => {
       audienceCountPageTwoPromise,
     ])
 
-    // audience_count events come "every" 20s so wait for 25s to avoid race
-    await pageOne.waitForTimeout(25_000)
-
     const totalsPageOne = await expectorPageOne.getTotals()
     expect(totalsPageOne.totalFromAudienceCount).toBe(expectedAudienceCount)