diff --git a/core/src/testFixtures/java/io/grpc/internal/AbstractTransportTest.java b/core/src/testFixtures/java/io/grpc/internal/AbstractTransportTest.java
index 103c12475b..5d7aeca684 100644
--- a/core/src/testFixtures/java/io/grpc/internal/AbstractTransportTest.java
+++ b/core/src/testFixtures/java/io/grpc/internal/AbstractTransportTest.java
@@ -350,26 +350,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractTransportTest {
     verify(mockClientTransportListener, never()).transportInUse(anyBoolean());
   }
 
-  @Test
-  public void clientShutdownBeforeStartRunnable() throws Exception {
-    server.start(serverListener);
-    client = newClientTransport(server);
-    Runnable runnable = client.start(mockClientTransportListener);
-    // Shutdown before calling 'runnable'
-    client.shutdown(Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription("shutdown called"));
-    runIfNotNull(runnable);
-    verify(mockClientTransportListener, timeout(TIMEOUT_MS)).transportTerminated();
-    // We should verify that clients don't call transportReady() after transportTerminated(), but
-    // transports do this today and nothing cares. ServerImpl, on the other hand, doesn't appreciate
-    // the out-of-order calls.
-    MockServerTransportListener serverTransportListener
-        = serverListener.takeListenerOrFail(TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-    assertTrue(serverTransportListener.waitForTermination(TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS));
-    // Allow any status as some transports (e.g., Netty) don't communicate the original status when
-    // shutdown while handshaking. It won't be used anyway, so no big deal.
-    verify(mockClientTransportListener).transportShutdown(any(Status.class));
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void clientStartAndStopOnceConnected() throws Exception {
     server.start(serverListener);
diff --git a/servlet/src/jettyTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/JettyTransportTest.java b/servlet/src/jettyTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/JettyTransportTest.java
index d1fc90752a..e9cb391ea0 100644
--- a/servlet/src/jettyTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/JettyTransportTest.java
+++ b/servlet/src/jettyTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/JettyTransportTest.java
@@ -262,9 +262,4 @@ public class JettyTransportTest extends AbstractTransportTest {
   @Ignore("https://github.com/jetty/jetty.project/issues/11822")
   @Test
   public void clientChecksInboundMetadataSize_trailer() {}
-
-  @Override
-  @Ignore("Not yet investigated, but has been seen for multiple servlet containers")
-  @Test
-  public void clientShutdownBeforeStartRunnable() {}
 }
diff --git a/servlet/src/tomcatTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/TomcatTransportTest.java b/servlet/src/tomcatTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/TomcatTransportTest.java
index 21a1d3db7e..262036883a 100644
--- a/servlet/src/tomcatTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/TomcatTransportTest.java
+++ b/servlet/src/tomcatTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/TomcatTransportTest.java
@@ -274,9 +274,4 @@ public class TomcatTransportTest extends AbstractTransportTest {
   @Ignore("regression since bumping grpc v1.46 to v1.53")
   @Test
   public void messageProducerOnlyProducesRequestedMessages() {}
-
-  @Override
-  @Ignore("Not yet investigated, but has been seen for multiple servlet containers")
-  @Test
-  public void clientShutdownBeforeStartRunnable() {}
 }
diff --git a/servlet/src/undertowTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/UndertowTransportTest.java b/servlet/src/undertowTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/UndertowTransportTest.java
index 76dfb0c0fd..e14c11985d 100644
--- a/servlet/src/undertowTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/UndertowTransportTest.java
+++ b/servlet/src/undertowTest/java/io/grpc/servlet/UndertowTransportTest.java
@@ -308,9 +308,4 @@ public class UndertowTransportTest extends AbstractTransportTest {
   @Ignore("regression since bumping grpc v1.46 to v1.53")
   @Test
   public void messageProducerOnlyProducesRequestedMessages() {}
-
-  @Override
-  @Ignore("Not yet investigated, but has been seen for multiple servlet containers")
-  @Test
-  public void clientShutdownBeforeStartRunnable() {}
 }