diff --git a/tests/integration/replication.tcl b/tests/integration/replication.tcl
index d60c91918..457c3150e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/replication.tcl
+++ b/tests/integration/replication.tcl
@@ -1289,7 +1289,6 @@ start_server {tags {"repl" "external:skip"}} {
         verify_log_message 0 "*Replica generated a reply to command 'ping', disconnecting it: *" $lines
 
         $rd close
-        catch {exec kill -9 [get_child_pid 0]}
         waitForBgsave r
     }
 
@@ -1307,7 +1306,6 @@ start_server {tags {"repl" "external:skip"}} {
         verify_log_message 0 "*Replica generated a reply to command 'xinfo|help', disconnecting it: *" $lines
 
         $rd close
-        catch {exec kill -9 [get_child_pid 0]}
         waitForBgsave r
     }
 
@@ -1328,7 +1326,6 @@ start_server {tags {"repl" "external:skip"}} {
         verify_log_message 0 "*Replica can't interact with the keyspace*" $lines
 
         $rd close
-        catch {exec kill -9 [get_child_pid 0]}
         waitForBgsave r
     }
 
@@ -1347,7 +1344,6 @@ start_server {tags {"repl" "external:skip"}} {
         verify_log_message 0 "*Replica generated a reply to command 'slowlog|get', disconnecting it: *" $lines
 
         $rd close
-        catch {exec kill -9 [get_child_pid 0]}
         waitForBgsave r
     }