1 files changed, 1 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
index 68654e25ab..711628ded1 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class AccountValidityBackgroundJobTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
 
     def make_homeserver(self, reactor, clock):
         self.validity_period = 10
-        self.max_delta = 10
+        self.max_delta = self.validity_period * 10. / 100.
 
         config = self.default_config()
 
@@ -454,22 +454,6 @@ class AccountValidityBackgroundJobTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
 
     def test_background_job(self):
         """
-        Tests whether the account validity startup background job does the right thing,
-        which is sticking an expiration date to every account that doesn't already have
-        one.
-        """
-        user_id = self.register_user("kermit", "user")
-
-        self.hs.config.account_validity.startup_job_max_delta = 0
-
-        now_ms = self.hs.clock.time_msec()
-        self.get_success(self.store._set_expiration_date_when_missing())
-
-        res = self.get_success(self.store.get_expiration_ts_for_user(user_id))
-        self.assertEqual(res, now_ms + self.validity_period)
-
-    def test_background_job_with_max_delta(self):
-        """
         Tests the same thing as test_background_job, except that it sets the
         startup_job_max_delta parameter and checks that the expiration date is within the
         allowed range.