diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/tests/i5609-do-not-discover-testonly/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/tests/i5609-do-not-discover-testonly/test
index 0dd1bcb88..144967b96 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/tests/i5609-do-not-discover-testonly/test
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/tests/i5609-do-not-discover-testonly/test
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ $ absent target/SuiteCompleted-TestSpec2
 $ exists target/SuiteStarting-TestSpec2
 $ exists target/SuiteCompleted-TestSpec2
 
-> clean
-$ absent target/SuiteStarting-TestSpec2
-$ absent target/SuiteCompleted-TestSpec2
+$ delete target/SuiteStarting-TestSpec
+$ delete target/SuiteCompleted-TestSpec
+$ delete target/SuiteStarting-TestSpec2
+$ delete target/SuiteCompleted-TestSpec2
 > testOnly com.test...
 $ exists target/SuiteStarting-TestSpec
 $ exists target/SuiteCompleted-TestSpec
--$ exists target/SuiteStarting-TestSpec2
--$ exists target/SuiteCompleted-TestSpec2
+$ absent target/SuiteStarting-TestSpec2
+$ absent target/SuiteCompleted-TestSpec2