diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/channelz_service_test.cc b/test/cpp/end2end/channelz_service_test.cc
index f219740a536..1f9b2e9616a 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/channelz_service_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/channelz_service_test.cc
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ TEST_F(ChannelzServerTest, ManySubchannels) {
     // Since this is pick first, we know that there was only one subchannel
     // used. We request it here.
     ASSERT_GT(gtc_response.channel(i).subchannel_ref_size(), 0);
-    EXPECT_EQ(gtc_response.channel(i).subchannel_ref_size(), 1);
     GetSubchannelRequest gsc_request;
     GetSubchannelResponse gsc_response;
     gsc_request.set_subchannel_id(