diff --git a/src/testSession.ts b/src/testSession.ts
index 5ce35d83..6b181517 100644
--- a/src/testSession.ts
+++ b/src/testSession.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export interface TestSessionOptions {
 }
 
 // exported for test assertions
-export const rmOptions = { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 5, retryDelay: 2000 };
+export const rmOptions = { recursive: true, force: true };
 /**
  * Represents a test session, which is a unique location for non-unit test (nut)
  * artifacts such as a project and a mocked home dir.  It also provides easy