diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 0ca0ad8748..3c3ae4373b 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def assert_eq(a, b, *args, **kwargs):
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def client():
-    distributed = Distributed(n_workers=2)
+    distributed = Distributed()
     cluster = distributed.cluster
     client = distributed.client
     yield client