diff --git a/test/tests.py b/test/tests.py
index c799dfc5a..a10694239 100644
--- a/test/tests.py
+++ b/test/tests.py
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ def _():
     def expect_clightning_log(str):
         machine.wait_until_succeeds(log_has_string("clightning", str))
 
-    machine.wait_for_unit("clightning")
     expect_clightning_log("plugin-trustedcoin[^^]\[0m\s+bitcoind RPC working")
     expect_clightning_log("plugin-trustedcoin[^^]\[0m\s+estimatefees error: none of the esploras returned usable responses")
     if "regtest" in enabled_tests: