diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index 496742a4b..30e0960a8 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -2398,13 +2398,10 @@ mod tests {
                     .ssh_command("sudo shutdown -h now")
                     .unwrap_or_default();
 
-                thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::new(20, 0));
-
                 // Check that the cloud-hypervisor binary actually terminated
                 if let Ok(status) = child.wait() {
                     aver_eq!(tb, status.success(), true);
                 }
-                let _ = child.kill();
                 let _ = child.wait();
             });
             Ok(())
@@ -2460,7 +2457,6 @@ mod tests {
             if let Ok(status) = child.wait() {
                 aver_eq!(tb, status.success(), true);
             }
-            let _ = child.kill();
             let _ = child.wait();
             Ok(())
         });