diff --git a/integrations/go/workload_executor_test.go b/integrations/go/workload_executor_test.go
index b00f594d..843046ba 100644
--- a/integrations/go/workload_executor_test.go
+++ b/integrations/go/workload_executor_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ func TestAtlasPlannedMaintenance(t *testing.T) {
 		RunOn(fileReqs...).
 		CreateClient(false)
 	mt := mtest.New(t, mtOpts)
-	defer mt.Close()
 
 	testCase := testCases[0]
 	testOpts := mtest.NewOptions().