diff --git a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/replication_stream_e2e_test.go b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/replication_stream_e2e_test.go
index 96643875d496..3f505dc8fe7d 100644
--- a/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/replication_stream_e2e_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ccl/streamingccl/streamingest/replication_stream_e2e_test.go
@@ -590,9 +590,6 @@ func TestTenantStreamingCutoverOnSourceFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	cutoverOutput := replicationtestutils.DecimalTimeToHLC(t, cutoverStr)
 	require.Equal(c.T, cutoverTime, cutoverOutput)
 
-	// Resume ingestion.
-	c.DestSysSQL.Exec(t, fmt.Sprintf("RESUME JOB %d", ingestionJobID))
-
 	// Ingestion job should succeed despite source failure due to the successful cutover
 	jobutils.WaitForJobToSucceed(t, c.DestSysSQL, jobspb.JobID(ingestionJobID))
 }