diff --git a/qa/standalone/erasure-code/test-erasure-eio.sh b/qa/standalone/erasure-code/test-erasure-eio.sh
index 7c17a038d00..af8b29b9c50 100755
--- a/qa/standalone/erasure-code/test-erasure-eio.sh
+++ b/qa/standalone/erasure-code/test-erasure-eio.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ function setup_osds() {
     for id in $(seq 0 $(expr $count - 1)) ; do
         run_osd $dir $id || return 1
     done
-    wait_for_clean || return 1
 
     # check that erasure code plugins are preloaded
     CEPH_ARGS='' ceph --admin-daemon $(get_asok_path osd.0) log flush || return 1