diff --git a/ivy/src/test/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/ModuleResolversTest.scala b/ivy/src/test/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/ModuleResolversTest.scala
index d1b06b242..96f4c5b28 100644
--- a/ivy/src/test/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/ModuleResolversTest.scala
+++ b/ivy/src/test/scala/sbt/internal/librarymanagement/ModuleResolversTest.scala
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ object ModuleResolversTest extends BaseIvySpecification {
     println(s"NORMAL RESOLUTION TIME $normalResolutionTime")
     println(s"FASTER RESOLUTION TIME $fasterResolutionTime")
 
-    // Check that faster resolution is at least 1/5 faster than normal resolution
-    // This is a conservative check just to make sure we don't regress -- speedup is higher
-    assert(fasterResolutionTime <= (normalResolutionTime * 0.80))
+    // Check that faster resolution is faster
+    assert(fasterResolutionTime < normalResolutionTime)
   }
 }