diff --git a/tests/integration/test_runner_manager_openstack.py b/tests/integration/test_runner_manager_openstack.py
index 6d4181130..32abeec06 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_runner_manager_openstack.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_runner_manager_openstack.py
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ async def test_runner_normal_idle_lifecycle(
 
     assert openstack_runner_manager._health_check(runner)
     
-    # TODO: debug only
-    assert False, "Testing failure"
-
     # 3.
     runner_manager.cleanup()
     runner_list = runner_manager.get_runners()