diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_relocation.py b/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_relocation.py
index 2a5b30803b..70b931d7f9 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_relocation.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_relocation.py
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ def test_tenant_relocation(
             new_pageserver_http.tenant_attach(tenant_id)
 
             # wait for tenant to finish attaching
-            tenant_status = new_pageserver_http.tenant_status(tenant_id=tenant_id)
-            assert tenant_status["state"]["slug"] in ["Attaching", "Active"]
             wait_until(
                 number_of_iterations=10,
                 interval=1,