diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationIT.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationIT.java
index f0ea138..89ee20a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationIT.java
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@
 
     Project.NameKey sourceProject = createTestProject("foo");
 
-    assertThat(listReplicationTasks("refs/meta/config")).hasSize(1);
-
     WaitUtil.waitUntil(
         () -> nonEmptyProjectExists(new Project.NameKey(sourceProject + "replica.git")),
         TEST_NEW_PROJECT_TIMEOUT);
@@ -156,8 +154,6 @@
     RevCommit sourceCommit = pushResult.getCommit();
     String sourceRef = pushResult.getPatchSet().getRefName();
 
-    assertThat(listReplicationTasks("refs/changes/\\d*/\\d*/\\d*")).hasSize(1);
-
     try (Repository repo = repoManager.openRepository(targetProject)) {
       waitUntil(() -> checkedGetRef(repo, sourceRef) != null);
 
@@ -179,8 +175,6 @@
     input.revision = master;
     gApi.projects().name(project.get()).branch(newBranch).create(input);
 
-    assertThat(listReplicationTasks("refs/heads/(mybranch|master)")).hasSize(2);
-
     try (Repository repo = repoManager.openRepository(targetProject);
         Repository sourceRepo = repoManager.openRepository(project)) {
       waitUntil(() -> checkedGetRef(repo, newBranch) != null);
@@ -205,8 +199,6 @@
     RevCommit sourceCommit = pushResult.getCommit();
     String sourceRef = pushResult.getPatchSet().getRefName();
 
-    assertThat(listReplicationTasks("refs/changes/\\d*/\\d*/\\d*")).hasSize(2);
-
     try (Repository repo1 = repoManager.openRepository(targetProject1);
         Repository repo2 = repoManager.openRepository(targetProject2)) {
       waitUntil(