diff --git a/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/dns/DNSDaemonTest.java b/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/dns/DNSDaemonTest.java
index fd8ba1382d8..94d9c75e4ae 100644
--- a/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/dns/DNSDaemonTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/p2p/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/p2p/discovery/dns/DNSDaemonTest.java
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
  */
 package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.p2p.discovery.dns;
 
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-
 import java.security.Security;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@
 import io.vertx.junit5.VertxExtension;
 import io.vertx.junit5.VertxTestContext;
 import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
@@ -136,10 +133,4 @@ void testDNSDaemonPeriodic(final Vertx vertx, final VertxTestContext testContext
             .setWorkerPoolSize(1);
     vertx.deployVerticle(dnsDaemon, options);
   }
-
-  @AfterEach
-  @DisplayName("Check that the vertx worker verticle is still there")
-  void lastChecks(final Vertx vertx) {
-    assertThat(vertx.deploymentIDs()).isNotEmpty().hasSize(2);
-  }
 }