diff --git a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerTest.java b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerTest.java
index 8836a7cc3a4..dcb301b9506 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerTest.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerTest.java
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ public class OverseerTest extends SolrTestCaseJ4 {
   
   @AfterClass
   public static void afterClass() throws Exception {
-    initCore();
     Thread.sleep(3000); //XXX wait for threads to die...
   }