3 files changed, 6 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/core/fileio_spec.lua b/test/functional/core/fileio_spec.lua
index bbf2202f0d..4e9891a4de 100644
--- a/test/functional/core/fileio_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/core/fileio_spec.lua
@@ -295,9 +295,7 @@ describe('tmpdir', function()
     clear({ env={ NVIM_LOG_FILE=testlog, TMPDIR=faketmp, } })
     matches(tmproot_pat, funcs.stdpath('run'))  -- Tickle vim_mktempdir().
     -- Assert that broken tmpdir root was handled.
-    retry(nil, 1000, function()
-      assert_log('tempdir root not a directory', testlog, 100)
-    end)
+    assert_log('tempdir root not a directory', testlog, 100)
 
     -- "…/nvim.<user>/" has wrong permissions:
     skip(is_os('win'), 'TODO(justinmk): need setfperm/getfperm on Windows. #8244')
@@ -308,9 +306,7 @@ describe('tmpdir', function()
     clear({ env={ NVIM_LOG_FILE=testlog, TMPDIR=faketmp, } })
     matches(tmproot_pat, funcs.stdpath('run'))  -- Tickle vim_mktempdir().
     -- Assert that broken tmpdir root was handled.
-    retry(nil, 1000, function()
-      assert_log('tempdir root has invalid permissions', testlog, 100)
-    end)
+    assert_log('tempdir root has invalid permissions', testlog, 100)
   end)
 
   it('too long', function()
diff --git a/test/functional/core/log_spec.lua b/test/functional/core/log_spec.lua
index 3b1ccd9559..f682df4155 100644
--- a/test/functional/core/log_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/core/log_spec.lua
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ local eq = helpers.eq
 local exec_lua = helpers.exec_lua
 local expect_exit = helpers.expect_exit
 local request = helpers.request
-local retry = helpers.retry
 
 describe('log', function()
   local testlog = 'Xtest_logging'
@@ -40,9 +39,7 @@ describe('log', function()
       }})
 
     local tid = _G._nvim_test_id
-    retry(nil, 1000, function()
-      assert_log(tid..'%.%d+%.%d +server_init:%d+: test log message', testlog, 100)
-    end)
+    assert_log(tid..'%.%d+%.%d +server_init:%d+: test log message', testlog, 100)
 
     exec_lua([[
       local j1 = vim.fn.jobstart({ vim.v.progpath, '-es', '-V1', '+foochild', '+qa!' }, vim.empty_dict())
@@ -50,8 +47,6 @@ describe('log', function()
     ]])
 
     -- Child Nvim spawned by jobstart() appends "/c" to parent name.
-    retry(nil, 1000, function()
-      assert_log('%.%d+%.%d/c +server_init:%d+: test log message', testlog, 100)
-    end)
+    assert_log('%.%d+%.%d/c +server_init:%d+: test log message', testlog, 100)
   end)
 end)
diff --git a/test/functional/core/startup_spec.lua b/test/functional/core/startup_spec.lua
index 9dabcd28b3..1be5de6488 100644
--- a/test/functional/core/startup_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/core/startup_spec.lua
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ describe('startup', function()
 
   it('--startuptime', function()
     clear({ args = {'--startuptime', testfile}})
-    retry(nil, 1000, function()
-      assert_log('sourcing', testfile, 100)
-      assert_log("require%('vim%._editor'%)", testfile, 100)
-    end)
+    assert_log('sourcing', testfile, 100)
+    assert_log("require%('vim%._editor'%)", testfile, 100)
   end)
 
   it('-D does not hang #12647', function()