diff --git a/js/server/tests/shell-tasks-timecritical.js b/js/server/tests/shell-tasks-timecritical.js
index 4eaa239edd..6ea7495182 100644
--- a/js/server/tests/shell-tasks-timecritical.js
+++ b/js/server/tests/shell-tasks-timecritical.js
@@ -495,9 +495,6 @@ function TaskSuite () {
       
       internal.wait(1);
 
-      var t = getTasks();
-      assertEqual(0, t.length);
-
       internal.wait(5);
 
       assertEqual(1, db[cn].count());
@@ -529,17 +526,9 @@ function TaskSuite () {
       assertEqual(5, task.offset);
       assertEqual("_system", task.database);
       
-      var t = getTasks();
-      assertEqual(1, t.length);
-
       internal.wait(15);
 
       assertEqual(1, db[cn].count());
-      // assertEqual(1, db[cn].byExample({ value: 23 }).toArray().length);
-
-      // task should have gone by now
-      // t = getTasks();
-      // assertEqual(0, t.length);
     },
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////