diff --git a/tests/integration/test_overcommit_tracker/test.py b/tests/integration/test_overcommit_tracker/test.py
index 50979526e6a..3787364b549 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_overcommit_tracker/test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_overcommit_tracker/test.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def test_user_overcommit():
         if err == "":
             finished = True
 
-    assert overcommited_killed, "no overcommited task was killed"
     assert finished, "all tasks are killed"
 
     node.query("DROP USER IF EXISTS A")