diff --git a/test/parallel/test-pipe-unref.js b/test/parallel/test-pipe-unref.js
index 17caa01ef0149d..cfe7a97ca59fd3 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-pipe-unref.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-pipe-unref.js
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const net = require('net');
 
+// This test should end immediately after `unref` is called
+
 common.refreshTmpDir();
 
 const s = net.Server();
 s.listen(common.PIPE);
 s.unref();
-
-setTimeout(common.mustNotCall(), 1000).unref();