diff --git a/nixos/tests/web-apps/gotosocial.nix b/nixos/tests/web-apps/gotosocial.nix
index f9d28c2b8b99..49e8400533bc 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/web-apps/gotosocial.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/web-apps/gotosocial.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     machine.wait_for_open_port(8081)
 
     # check user registration via cli
-    machine.succeed("curl -sS -f http://localhost:8081/nodeinfo/2.0 | jq '.usage.users.total' | grep -q '^0$'")
     machine.succeed("gotosocial-admin account create --username nickname --email email@example.com --password kurtz575VPeBgjVm")
     machine.succeed("curl -sS -f http://localhost:8081/nodeinfo/2.0 | jq '.usage.users.total' | grep -q '^1$'")
   '';