diff --git a/tests/system/test_integration.py b/tests/system/test_integration.py
index fa26f3c9055..12d4f00c438 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/system/test_integration.py
@@ -662,8 +662,7 @@ def test_self_profiling(self):
         def create_load():
             payload_path = self.get_payload_path("transactions_spans.ndjson")
             with open(payload_path) as f:
-                r = requests.post(self.intake_url, data=f, headers={'content-type': 'application/x-ndjson'})
-                assert r.status_code == 202, r.status_code
+                requests.post(self.intake_url, data=f, headers={'content-type': 'application/x-ndjson'})
 
         # Wait for profiling to begin, and then start sending data
         # to the server to create some CPU load.