diff --git a/network/p2p/capabilities_test.go b/network/p2p/capabilities_test.go
index 7057eca017..5e662c87fa 100644
--- a/network/p2p/capabilities_test.go
+++ b/network/p2p/capabilities_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	golog "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
 	dht "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/discovery"
@@ -38,42 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/algorand/go-algorand/test/partitiontest"
 )
 
-func TestCapabilities_Discovery(t *testing.T) {
-	partitiontest.PartitionTest(t)
-
-	golog.SetDebugLogging()
-	var caps []*CapabilitiesDiscovery
-	var addrs []peer.AddrInfo
-	testSize := 3
-	for i := 0; i < testSize; i++ {
-		tempdir := t.TempDir()
-		ps, err := peerstore.NewPeerStore(nil, "")
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		h, _, err := MakeHost(config.GetDefaultLocal(), tempdir, ps)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		capD, err := MakeCapabilitiesDiscovery(context.Background(), config.GetDefaultLocal(), h, "devtestnet", logging.Base(), func() []peer.AddrInfo { return nil })
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		caps = append(caps, capD)
-		addrs = append(addrs, peer.AddrInfo{
-			ID:    capD.Host().ID(),
-			Addrs: capD.Host().Addrs(),
-		})
-	}
-	for _, capD := range caps {
-		peersAdded := 0
-		for _, addr := range addrs {
-			added, err := capD.addPeer(addr)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.True(t, added)
-			peersAdded++
-		}
-		err := capD.dht.Bootstrap(context.Background())
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		capD.dht.ForceRefresh()
-		require.Equal(t, peersAdded, capD.dht.RoutingTable().Size())
-	}
-}
-
 func setupDHTHosts(t *testing.T, numHosts int) []*dht.IpfsDHT {
 	var hosts []host.Host
 	var bootstrapPeers []peer.AddrInfo
diff --git a/network/p2pNetwork_test.go b/network/p2pNetwork_test.go
index 302aa76147..e2c231f843 100644
--- a/network/p2pNetwork_test.go
+++ b/network/p2pNetwork_test.go
@@ -1187,8 +1187,10 @@ func TestP2PwsStreamHandlerDedup(t *testing.T) {
 		return networkPeerIdentityDisconnect.GetUint64Value() == networkPeerIdentityDisconnectInitial+1
 	}, 2*time.Second, 50*time.Millisecond)
 
-	require.False(t, netA.hasPeers())
-	require.False(t, netB.hasPeers())
+	// now allow the peer made outgoing connection to handle conn closing initiated by the other side
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		return !netA.hasPeers() && !netB.hasPeers()
+	}, 2*time.Second, 50*time.Millisecond)
 }
 
 // TestP2PEnableGossipService_NodeDisable ensures that a node with EnableGossipService=false