diff --git a/io_uring/src/uring.rs b/io_uring/src/uring.rs
index f0de60f044..fc85ba9406 100644
--- a/io_uring/src/uring.rs
+++ b/io_uring/src/uring.rs
@@ -1510,10 +1510,6 @@ mod tests {
             in_flight.lock().abs() as u32 + uring.complete_ring.num_ready(),
             0
         );
-        assert_eq!(
-            uring.stats.total_ops.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
-            (NUM_SUBMITTERS * ITERATIONS) as u64
-        );
 
         // Leave the completer threads hanging to be cleaned up by the OS.
     }