diff --git a/tools/docker-network/tests/dockertestframework/asserts.go b/tools/docker-network/tests/dockertestframework/asserts.go
index 3764ee2c3..49b3e79bd 100644
--- a/tools/docker-network/tests/dockertestframework/asserts.go
+++ b/tools/docker-network/tests/dockertestframework/asserts.go
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ func (d *DockerTestFramework) AssertCommittee(expectedEpoch iotago.EpochIndex, e
 	status := d.NodeStatus("V1")
 	testAPI := d.defaultWallet.Client.CommittedAPI()
 	expectedSlotStart := testAPI.TimeProvider().EpochStart(expectedEpoch)
-	require.Greater(d.Testing, expectedSlotStart, status.LatestAcceptedBlockSlot)
 
 	if status.LatestAcceptedBlockSlot < expectedSlotStart {
 		slotToWait := expectedSlotStart - status.LatestAcceptedBlockSlot