diff --git a/js/common/tests/shell/shell-collection-rocksdb.js b/js/common/tests/shell/shell-collection-rocksdb.js
index 52174b5714..cbfa0545f2 100644
--- a/js/common/tests/shell/shell-collection-rocksdb.js
+++ b/js/common/tests/shell/shell-collection-rocksdb.js
@@ -760,7 +760,6 @@ function CollectionSuite () {
 
       c1.truncate();
 
-      assertEqual(ArangoCollection.STATUS_LOADED, c1.status());
       assertEqual(ArangoCollection.TYPE_DOCUMENT, c1.type());
       assertEqual(0, c1.count());
 
@@ -1093,7 +1092,6 @@ function CollectionDbSuite () {
 
       db._truncate(cn);
 
-      assertEqual(ArangoCollection.STATUS_LOADED, c1.status());
       assertEqual(ArangoCollection.TYPE_DOCUMENT, c1.type());
       assertEqual(0, c1.count());