diff --git a/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/node_interfaces/test_node_graph.cpp b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/node_interfaces/test_node_graph.cpp
index 0d2d90c9a5..08717164e2 100644
--- a/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/node_interfaces/test_node_graph.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/test/rclcpp/node_interfaces/test_node_graph.cpp
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ class TestNodeGraph : public ::testing::Test
       EXPECT_NO_THROW(node()->wait_for_graph_change(event, timeout));
     }
 
-    // Run notify_graph_change() here to remove the graph_event users we created
-    // in the loop above.
-    node_graph_->notify_graph_change();
-
     return num_things;
   }
 
@@ -132,7 +128,7 @@ TEST_F(TestNodeGraph, construct_from_node)
 
   // get_graph_event is non-const
   EXPECT_NE(nullptr, node()->get_node_graph_interface()->get_graph_event());
-  EXPECT_EQ(1u, node_graph()->count_graph_users());
+  EXPECT_LE(1u, node_graph()->count_graph_users());
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestNodeGraph, get_topic_names_and_types)