diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-file-enoent-after-deletion.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-file-enoent-after-deletion.js
index 83c7516c9c6ca9..6eaa4c68c58bc8 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-file-enoent-after-deletion.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-watch-file-enoent-after-deletion.js
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ fs.watchFile(filename, { interval: 50 }, common.mustCall(function(curr, prev) {
   fs.unwatchFile(filename);
 }));
 
-setTimeout(fs.unlinkSync, common.platformTimeout(300), filename);
+fs.unlinkSync(filename);