diff --git a/test/test_other.py b/test/test_other.py
index 1642ebe9215e..3161149b9125 100644
--- a/test/test_other.py
+++ b/test/test_other.py
@@ -2388,7 +2388,6 @@ def test_freetype(self):
     self.do_runf('freetype_test.c', expectedOutput,
                  emcc_args=['--use-port=freetype', '--embed-file', 'LiberationSansBold.ttf'])
 
-  @requires_network
   @requires_network
   def test_freetype_with_pthreads(self):
     # Verify that freetype supports compilation requiring pthreads