diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-empty-array.js b/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-empty-array.js
index c5050a7d548265..f9de345f112254 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-empty-array.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dgram-send-empty-array.js
@@ -11,14 +11,9 @@ if (common.isOSX) {
 
 const client = dgram.createSocket('udp4');
 
-const timer = setTimeout(function() {
-  throw new Error('Timeout');
-}, common.platformTimeout(200));
-
 client.on('message', common.mustCall(function onMessage(buf, info) {
   const expected = Buffer.alloc(0);
   assert.ok(buf.equals(expected), 'message was received correctly');
-  clearTimeout(timer);
   client.close();
 }));