diff --git a/tests/src/e2e/ibc_tests.rs b/tests/src/e2e/ibc_tests.rs
index 20c9a6f45a..da934b16f4 100644
--- a/tests/src/e2e/ibc_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/src/e2e/ibc_tests.rs
@@ -280,10 +280,6 @@ fn run_two_nets() -> Result<(NamadaCmd, NamadaCmd, Test, Test)> {
     wait_for_wasm_pre_compile(&mut ledger_a)?;
     wait_for_wasm_pre_compile(&mut ledger_b)?;
 
-    // wait for the first block
-    ledger_a.exp_regex("Committed block .* height: 2")?;
-    ledger_b.exp_regex("Committed block .* height: 2")?;
-
     // Wait for a first block
     ledger_a.exp_string("Committed block hash")?;
     ledger_b.exp_string("Committed block hash")?;