diff --git a/auditbeat/module/file_integrity/metricset_test.go b/auditbeat/module/file_integrity/metricset_test.go
index 1cbdf7319a9..60766d7c141 100644
--- a/auditbeat/module/file_integrity/metricset_test.go
+++ b/auditbeat/module/file_integrity/metricset_test.go
@@ -134,10 +134,8 @@ func TestActions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Create some files in first directory
-	go func() {
-		ioutil.WriteFile(createdFilepath, []byte("hello world"), 0600)
-		ioutil.WriteFile(updatedFilepath, []byte("hello world"), 0600)
-	}()
+	ioutil.WriteFile(createdFilepath, []byte("hello world"), 0600)
+	ioutil.WriteFile(updatedFilepath, []byte("hello world"), 0600)
 
 	ms := mbtest.NewPushMetricSetV2(t, getConfig(dir, newDir))
 	events := mbtest.RunPushMetricSetV2(10*time.Second, 5, ms)