diff --git a/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/eventbus/EventBusTestBase.java b/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/eventbus/EventBusTestBase.java
index 480aec893d3..4f5bbf3576c 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/eventbus/EventBusTestBase.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/eventbus/EventBusTestBase.java
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ public void testNoHandlersCallbackContext() {
       }
       assertTrue("Not an EL thread", Context.isOnEventLoopThread());
       complete();
-    })).await();
+    }));
 
     // On a EL context
     vertices[0].runOnContext(v -> {