diff --git a/test/acceptance/date-wrapping.spec.js b/test/acceptance/date-wrapping.spec.js
index 6bbef67f..eccd26b1 100644
--- a/test/acceptance/date-wrapping.spec.js
+++ b/test/acceptance/date-wrapping.spec.js
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ describe('date-wrapping', () => {
                 testClient.getLayergroup(function(err, layergroup) {
                     assert.ifError(err);
                     assert.deepEqual(layergroup.metadata.layers[0].meta.dates_as_numbers, ['date']);
-                    testClient.drain(done);
-                    assert.deepEqual(layergroup.metadata.layers[0].meta.dates_as_numbers.sort(), expected.sort());
                     done();
                 });