diff --git a/bin/tests/system/resend_loop/ans3/ans.py b/bin/tests/system/resend_loop/ans3/ans.py
index 9a1ccf97cf..f6543e0eac 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/resend_loop/ans3/ans.py
+++ b/bin/tests/system/resend_loop/ans3/ans.py
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ class CookieHandler(DomainHandler):
         self, qctx: QueryContext
     ) -> AsyncGenerator[DnsResponseSend, None]:
 
-        qctx.prepare_new_response()
-
         # Check for client cookie
         cookie = _get_cookie(qctx)