diff --git a/test/parallel/test-debug-signal-cluster.js b/test/parallel/test-debug-signal-cluster.js
index 7c0c332801727b..d5319a616939d1 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-debug-signal-cluster.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-debug-signal-cluster.js
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ function onNoMoreLines() {
   process.exit();
 }
 
-setTimeout(function testTimedOut() {
-  common.fail('test timed out');
-}, common.platformTimeout(4000)).unref();
-
 process.on('exit', function onExit() {
   // Kill processes in reverse order to avoid timing problems on Windows where
   // the parent process is killed before the children.