diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_datasets.py b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_datasets.py
index be1b3a24bcd9..2597c3fee8b1 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_datasets.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/api/test_datasets.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def test_delete_batch(self):
         dataset_map: Dict[int, str] = {}
         history_id = self.dataset_populator.new_history()
         for index in range(num_datasets):
-            hda = self.dataset_populator.new_dataset(history_id, wait=True)
+            hda = self.dataset_populator.new_dataset(history_id)
             dataset_map[index] = hda["id"]
 
         expected_deleted_source_ids = [