diff --git a/test/fetch/issue-1137.js b/test/fetch/issue-1137.js
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--- a/test/fetch/issue-1137.js
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-'use strict'
-
-const { fetch } = require('../..')
-const { test } = require('tap')
-
-/* global AbortController */
-const controller = new AbortController()
-
-test('abort fetch', (t) => {
-  fetch(
-    'https://speed.hetzner.de/100MB.bin', {
-      signal: controller.signal
-    }).then(response => {
-    (async () => {
-      try {
-        await response.text()
-      } catch (err) {
-        t.equal(err.name, 'AbortError')
-      }
-      t.end()
-    })()
-    controller.abort()
-  })
-})