diff --git a/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/Controller/HedgingExecutionContextTests.cs b/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/Controller/HedgingExecutionContextTests.cs
index 437c3c1bec5..b9c4f546c22 100644
--- a/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/Controller/HedgingExecutionContextTests.cs
+++ b/test/Polly.Core.Tests/Hedging/Controller/HedgingExecutionContextTests.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ public HedgingExecutionContextTests()
         _resilienceContext = ResilienceContext.Get().Initialize<string>(false);
         _resilienceContext.CancellationToken = _cts.Token;
         _resilienceContext.Properties.Set(_myKey, "dummy");
+
+        // HedgingExecutionContext has some Debug.Assert pieces which trigger failures in Debug mode
+        // just suppress these
+        Trace.Listeners.Clear();
     }
 
     public void Dispose()