diff --git a/test/snapshot/sampleProjects/singleCustomFieldRetrieve/snapshots.test.ts b/test/snapshot/sampleProjects/singleCustomFieldRetrieve/snapshots.test.ts
index 8d891491e0..d62f38800d 100644
--- a/test/snapshot/sampleProjects/singleCustomFieldRetrieve/snapshots.test.ts
+++ b/test/snapshot/sampleProjects/singleCustomFieldRetrieve/snapshots.test.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ describe('a single field in a CustomObject xml does not overwrite (blank) the ex
     });
     await retrieve.post(result);
     expect(fs.readdirSync(path.join(pathToBroker, 'fields')).length).to.equal(3);
-    await validateSourceDir(FORCE_APP);
   });
 
   it(`verify ${FORCE_APP}`, async () => {