diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_igmp.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_igmp.sh
index 1162836f8f3293c14f47244badc208eb4ec675d7..2aa66d2a1702b38d8daaa14079c3c9b549909073 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_igmp.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_igmp.sh
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ cleanup()
 
 	switch_destroy
 
-	# Always cleanup the mcast group
-	ip address del dev $h2 $TEST_GROUP/32 2>&1 1>/dev/null
-
 	h2_destroy
 	h1_destroy