diff --git a/packages/account/src/test-utils/launchNode-singular-test.test.ts b/packages/account/src/test-utils/launchNode-singular-test.test.ts
index 5c9a1993c8d..6e6bc7e5d61 100644
--- a/packages/account/src/test-utils/launchNode-singular-test.test.ts
+++ b/packages/account/src/test-utils/launchNode-singular-test.test.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,9 @@ describe('launchNode-singular-test', () => {
     await sleep(1000);
     await expect(fetch(killedNode.url)).rejects.toThrow('fetch failed');
   });
-  test(
-    'synchronous cleanup kills node before test runner exits',
-    async () => {
-      const { cleanup, url } = await launchNode({ loggingEnabled: false });
-      killedNode.url = url;
-      cleanup();
-    },
-    { repeats: 20 }
-  );
+  test('synchronous cleanup kills node before test runner exits', async () => {
+    const { cleanup, url } = await launchNode({ loggingEnabled: false });
+    killedNode.url = url;
+    cleanup();
+  });
 });