diff --git a/src/systemTest/java/com/hivemq/cli/commands/shell/connect/ShellConnectST.java b/src/systemTest/java/com/hivemq/cli/commands/shell/connect/ShellConnectST.java
index 3d02858ce..53b53fd93 100644
--- a/src/systemTest/java/com/hivemq/cli/commands/shell/connect/ShellConnectST.java
+++ b/src/systemTest/java/com/hivemq/cli/commands/shell/connect/ShellConnectST.java
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ void test_wrongPort(final char mqttVersion) throws Exception {
                 .awaitStdErr("Unable to connect")
                 .awaitStdOut("mqtt>")
                 .awaitLog("Unable to connect");
-
-        assertEquals(0, hivemq.getConnectPackets().size());
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
@@ -162,8 +160,6 @@ void test_wrongHost(final char mqttVersion) throws Exception {
                 .awaitStdErr("Unable to connect")
                 .awaitStdOut("mqtt>")
                 .awaitLog("Unable to connect");
-
-        assertEquals(0, hivemq.getConnectPackets().size());
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest