diff --git a/br/pkg/utils/storewatch/BUILD.bazel b/br/pkg/utils/storewatch/BUILD.bazel
index 7478eef33ac02..640b7446d9517 100644
--- a/br/pkg/utils/storewatch/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/br/pkg/utils/storewatch/BUILD.bazel
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ go_test(
     timeout = "short",
     srcs = ["watching_test.go"],
     flaky = True,
-    shard_count = 4,
+    shard_count = 3,
     deps = [
         ":storewatch",
         "//br/pkg/conn/util",