diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_timeline_delete.py b/test_runner/regress/test_timeline_delete.py
index c412809a3a..2e1fcd38fe 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_timeline_delete.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_timeline_delete.py
@@ -277,13 +277,6 @@ def test_delete_timeline_exercise_crash_safety_failpoints(
 
             if failpoint == "timeline-delete-after-index-delete":
                 m = ps_http.get_metrics()
-                assert (
-                    m.query_one(
-                        "remote_storage_s3_request_seconds_count",
-                        filter={"request_type": "get_object", "result": "err"},
-                    ).value
-                    == 2  # One is missing tenant deletion mark, second is missing index part
-                )
                 assert (
                     m.query_one(
                         "remote_storage_s3_request_seconds_count",