diff --git a/test/cpp/client/destroy_grpclb_channel_with_active_connect_stress_test.cc b/test/cpp/client/destroy_grpclb_channel_with_active_connect_stress_test.cc
index f6aeeaab5fe..6b1d9b7c191 100644
--- a/test/cpp/client/destroy_grpclb_channel_with_active_connect_stress_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/client/destroy_grpclb_channel_with_active_connect_stress_test.cc
@@ -103,10 +103,7 @@ TEST(DestroyGrpclbChannelWithActiveConnectStressTest,
      LoopTryConnectAndDestroy) {
   grpc_init();
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<std::thread>> threads;
-  // 100 is picked for number of threads just
-  // because it's enough to reproduce a certain crash almost 100%
-  // at this time of writing.
-  const int kNumThreads = 100;
+  const int kNumThreads = 10;
   threads.reserve(kNumThreads);
   for (int i = 0; i < kNumThreads; i++) {
     threads.emplace_back(new std::thread(TryConnectAndDestroy));