diff --git a/core/lib/tests/drop-in-async-context.rs b/core/lib/tests/drop-in-async-context.rs
index 17e47675c4..d774f5e308 100644
--- a/core/lib/tests/drop-in-async-context.rs
+++ b/core/lib/tests/drop-in-async-context.rs
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ mod main {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_execute_directly() {
-        rocket::execute(async {
-            rocket::execute(super::rocket().launch()).unwrap();
-        });
+        rocket::execute(super::rocket().launch()).unwrap();
     }
 }