diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/ClusterDisruptionIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/ClusterDisruptionIT.java
index 0701d9d10e3..38c9bcb7245 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/ClusterDisruptionIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/ClusterDisruptionIT.java
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ public class ClusterDisruptionIT extends AbstractDisruptionTestCase {
                     }
                 }, 30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 
-                assertSeqNos();
-
                 logger.info("done validating (iteration [{}])", iter);
             }
         } finally {