diff --git a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/ft/QueueMasterSlaveTest.java b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/ft/QueueMasterSlaveTest.java
index ce876fae12..0c3dbd30f7 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/ft/QueueMasterSlaveTest.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/ft/QueueMasterSlaveTest.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public class QueueMasterSlaveTest extends JmsTopicSendReceiveWithTwoConnectionsT
     protected String uriString = "failover://(tcp://localhost:62001,tcp://localhost:62002)?randomize=false";
 
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
-        messageCount = 10000;
         if (System.getProperty("basedir") == null) {
             File file = new File(".");
             System.setProperty("basedir", file.getAbsolutePath());