diff --git a/src/tests/async/regression/132017.cs b/src/tests/async/regression/132017.cs
index 367fd48fd5f6f2..091e9397b57753 100644
--- a/src/tests/async/regression/132017.cs
+++ b/src/tests/async/regression/132017.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 public class Runtime_132017
 {
     private static readonly List<string> s_log = new List<string>();
-    private static int s_calls;
 
     // The nested catch starts this task without awaiting it; keep it around so
     // that the test can wait for it deterministically.
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ public class Runtime_132017
     public static void TestEntryPoint()
     {
         s_log.Clear();
-        s_calls = 0;
         s_pending = null;
 
         var test = new Runtime_132017();
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ public static void TestEntryPoint()
         s_pending.GetAwaiter().GetResult();
 
         Assert.Equal(new[] { "filter", "filter", "outer", "filter", "outer" }, s_log);
-        Assert.Equal(2, s_calls);
     }
 
     private static bool Filter(bool result)
@@ -69,6 +66,5 @@ private static async Task Print(Exception ex)
         string message = ex.Message;
         s_log.Add(message);
         await Task.Yield();
-        s_calls++;
     }
 }