diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/wakeup_fd_cv_test.c b/test/core/iomgr/wakeup_fd_cv_test.c
index 8ac78a2f419..a3f1d496df5 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/wakeup_fd_cv_test.c
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/wakeup_fd_cv_test.c
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ void test_poll_cv_trigger(void) {
   GPR_ASSERT(pfds[3].revents == 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(pfds[4].revents == 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(pfds[5].revents == 0);
-
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
index 0777274694f..7d8a18d8fef 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_tests.py
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ argp.add_argument('--force_default_poller', default=False, action='store_const',
 args = argp.parse_args()
 
 if args.force_default_poller:
-  _POLLING_STRATEGIES = {'linux': ['poll-cv']}
+  _POLLING_STRATEGIES = {}
 
 jobset.measure_cpu_costs = args.measure_cpu_costs