diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_detach.py b/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_detach.py
index 6963a57542..38aa71933c 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_detach.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_tenant_detach.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ def do_gc_target(
     """Hack to unblock main, see https://github.com/neondatabase/neon/issues/2211"""
     try:
         log.info("sending gc http request")
-        pageserver_http.timeline_checkpoint(tenant_id, timeline_id)
         pageserver_http.timeline_gc(tenant_id, timeline_id, 0)
     except Exception as e:
         log.error("do_gc failed: %s", e)