diff --git a/qemu/tests/cpu_hotplug.py b/qemu/tests/cpu_hotplug.py
index 5d565a991ed506cc4e0715852f2b616320ffe412..13933913b20b6c21695092c57e6183cccfa68c6f 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cpu_hotplug.py
+++ b/qemu/tests/cpu_hotplug.py
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ def run(test, params, env):
 
     timeout = int(params.get("cpu_hotplug_timeout", 300))
     error_context.context("running cpu_hotplug autotest after cpu addition")
-    utils_test.run_autotest(vm, session, control_path, timeout,
-                            test.outputdir, params)
 
     # Last, but not least, let's offline/online the CPUs in the guest
     # several times