diff --git a/tests/simple_telemetry_listener.c b/tests/simple_telemetry_listener.c
index a1c627cc3a3a8c7e3a17c15d612c1e086e4842e1..b4ca4ca7ec112b9019c7c89abbe908913d7b0c8c 100644
--- a/tests/simple_telemetry_listener.c
+++ b/tests/simple_telemetry_listener.c
@@ -410,11 +410,6 @@ event_loop(void)
         done=true;
     }
 
-    if(mstro_clock()>starttime+DEFAULT_MAX_WAIT) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "Waited %" PRIu64 "s and still not done\n",
-              DEFAULT_MAX_WAIT/(1000*1000*1000));
-      done=true;
-    }
     if(done)
       break; /* from WHILE */
   }