diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/SPDYSynReplyTest.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/SPDYSynReplyTest.java
index 5dfa75dcd3e..3a9b74499d5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/SPDYSynReplyTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/SPDYSynReplyTest.java
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ public class SPDYSynReplyTest extends SPDYTest
         Assert.assertTrue(streamCreatedLatch.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
         Assert.assertTrue(replyLatch.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
         Assert.assertTrue(stream.isClosed());
-        Assert.assertEquals(0, serverSession.getStreams().size());
 
         Assert.assertTrue(streamRemovedLatch.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
         Assert.assertEquals(0, session.getStreams().size());