diff --git a/testsuite/src/main/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketChannelNotYetConnectedTest.java b/testsuite/src/main/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketChannelNotYetConnectedTest.java
index 88e9d4bcd5..70d1acaa02 100644
--- a/testsuite/src/main/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketChannelNotYetConnectedTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/src/main/java/io/netty/testsuite/transport/socket/SocketChannelNotYetConnectedTest.java
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ public class SocketChannelNotYetConnectedTest extends AbstractClientSocketTest {
         SocketChannel ch = (SocketChannel) cb.handler(new ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter())
                 .bind(new InetSocketAddress(0)).syncUninterruptibly().channel();
         try {
-            try {
-                ch.shutdownInput().syncUninterruptibly();
-                fail();
-            } catch (Throwable cause) {
-                checkThrowable(cause);
-            }
-
             try {
                 ch.shutdownOutput().syncUninterruptibly();
                 fail();