diff --git a/pkg/wrapper/exponentialBackoff_test.go b/pkg/wrapper/exponentialBackoff_test.go
index cd63d396..b82e1387 100644
--- a/pkg/wrapper/exponentialBackoff_test.go
+++ b/pkg/wrapper/exponentialBackoff_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/alaingilbert/clockwork"
 	"github.com/magiconair/properties/assert"
-	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -13,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 func TestExponentialBackoff_Wait(t *testing.T) {
 	var counter uint32
 	clock := clockwork.NewFakeClock()
-	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
-	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		clock.BlockUntil(1)
 		clock.Advance(1000 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -27,15 +24,11 @@ func TestExponentialBackoff_Wait(t *testing.T) {
 		clock.BlockUntil(0)
 		atomic.AddUint32(&counter, 1)
 	}()
-	go func() {
-		e := NewExponentialBackoff(context.Background(), 60)
-		e.SetClock(clock)
-		e.Wait() // First time has no wait
-		e.Wait() // Wait 1s
-		e.Wait() // Wait 2s
-		e.Wait() // Wait 4s
-		wg.Done()
-	}()
-	wg.Wait()
+	e := NewExponentialBackoff(context.Background(), 60)
+	e.SetClock(clock)
+	e.Wait() // First time has no wait
+	e.Wait() // Wait 1s
+	e.Wait() // Wait 2s
+	e.Wait() // Wait 4s
 	assert.Equal(t, uint32(1), atomic.LoadUint32(&counter))
 }