diff --git a/internal/datacoord/channel_manager_test.go b/internal/datacoord/channel_manager_test.go
index 0f3c5588f6a25135de205616e849b851a4108c68..5892af1ef21faabe8f3c16027d2cbfb3019ffba1 100644
--- a/internal/datacoord/channel_manager_test.go
+++ b/internal/datacoord/channel_manager_test.go
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ func TestChannelManager_StateTransfer(t *testing.T) {
 			nodeID:      nodeID,
 		}
 		chManager.stateTimer.notifyTimeoutWatcher(e)
-		chManager.stateTimer.stopIfExist(e)
 
 		waitAndCheckState(t, metakv, datapb.ChannelWatchState_ToRelease, nodeID, cName, collectionID)
 		assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {