diff --git a/nixos/tests/prometheus/pushgateway.nix b/nixos/tests/prometheus/pushgateway.nix
index 1b42c965ca50..fb8b6c091aa1 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/prometheus/pushgateway.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/prometheus/pushgateway.nix
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ import ../make-test-python.nix (
         + "jq '.data.result[0].metric.version' | grep '\"${pkgs.prometheus-pushgateway.version}\"'"
       )
 
-      client.wait_for_unit("network-online.target")
-
       # Add a metric and check in Prometheus
       client.wait_until_succeeds(
         "echo 'some_metric 3.14' | curl --data-binary @- http://pushgateway:9091/metrics/job/some_job"