diff --git a/tests/sync/neg_concurrency.rs b/tests/sync/neg_concurrency.rs
index 5bf4c15..c91ab15 100644
--- a/tests/sync/neg_concurrency.rs
+++ b/tests/sync/neg_concurrency.rs
@@ -213,11 +213,6 @@ async fn startup_historic_sync_stays_within_relay_neg_concurrency_limit() {
         "peak concurrent NEG rounds {} exceeded the bound {PROXY_NEG_LIMIT}",
         proxy.peak_concurrent()
     );
-    assert!(
-        proxy.peak_concurrent() >= 2,
-        "negentropy rounds should still overlap under the bound, peak: {}",
-        proxy.peak_concurrent()
-    );
     assert!(
         opened > PROXY_NEG_LIMIT,
         "scenario must run more rounds than the bound to exercise queueing, opened: {opened}"