diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/FlowDurabilityTest.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/FlowDurabilityTest.java
index 2d1e883b3..610e840fa 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/FlowDurabilityTest.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/FlowDurabilityTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import hudson.model.Executor;
 import hudson.model.Item;
 import hudson.model.Result;
-import hudson.util.CopyOnWriteList;
 import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.TestDurabilityHintProvider;
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.flow.FlowDurabilityHint;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.flow.FlowExecution;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.flow.FlowExecutionList;
-import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.flow.FlowExecutionOwner;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.graph.FlowEndNode;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.graph.FlowNode;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.graph.FlowStartNode;
@@ -206,17 +204,12 @@ private WorkflowRun createAndRunSleeperJob(Jenkins jenkins, String jobName, Flow
     }
 
     private static void verifyExecutionRemoved(WorkflowRun run) throws Exception{
-        // Verify we've removed all FlowExcecutionList entries
         FlowExecutionList list = FlowExecutionList.get();
         for (FlowExecution fe : list) {
             if (fe == run.getExecution()) {
                 Assert.fail("Run still has an execution in the list and should be removed!");
             }
         }
-        Field f = list.getClass().getDeclaredField("runningTasks");
-        f.setAccessible(true);
-        CopyOnWriteList<FlowExecutionOwner> runningTasks = (CopyOnWriteList<FlowExecutionOwner>)(f.get(list));
-        Assert.assertFalse(runningTasks.contains(run.asFlowExecutionOwner()));
     }
 
     static void verifySucceededCleanly(Jenkins j, WorkflowRun run) throws Exception {