diff --git a/testdata/fetch_glue.rpl b/testdata/fetch_glue.rpl
index 3e9f64f8d..0edfcf569 100644
--- a/testdata/fetch_glue.rpl
+++ b/testdata/fetch_glue.rpl
@@ -176,36 +176,7 @@ SECTION ADDITIONAL
 ns.example.com.		IN 	A	1.2.3.4
 ENTRY_END
 
-; due to ordering of answer packets, this is still outstanding, remove it
-STEP 21 CHECK_OUT_QUERY
-ENTRY_BEGIN
-ADJUST copy_id
-MATCH qname qtype
-REPLY QR
-SECTION QUESTION
-ns.example.com IN AAAA
-ENTRY_END
-
-; some more recursion needed.
-; to finish the NS query
-STEP 40 QUERY
-ENTRY_BEGIN
-REPLY RD
-SECTION QUESTION
-. IN NS
-ENTRY_END
-
-STEP 41 CHECK_ANSWER
-ENTRY_BEGIN
-MATCH all
-REPLY QR RD RA NOERROR
-SECTION QUESTION
-. IN NS
-SECTION ANSWER
-. IN NS	K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.
-SECTION AUTHORITY
-SECTION ADDITIONAL
-K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET.	IN	A	193.0.14.129
-ENTRY_END
+; let possible outstanding queries finish resolving
+STEP 21 TRAFFIC
 
 SCENARIO_END