diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 641a1fbcf..30a838d41 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -6,13 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	logrustest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
-	"go.uber.org/goleak"
 
 	"github.com/avenga/couper/config/env"
 )
@@ -106,42 +104,3 @@ func Test_realmain(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func Test_Main_Leaks(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	// defer cancel()
-
-	// defer goleak.VerifyNone(t)
-
-	t.Errorf("1 >>> %d", runtime.NumGoroutine())
-	go realmain(ctx, []string{"couper", "run", "-f", "server/testdata/settings/18_couper.hcl", "-watch"})
-	time.Sleep(time.Second / 2)
-	t.Errorf("2 >>> %d", runtime.NumGoroutine())
-
-	time.Sleep(time.Second / 3)
-
-	currentTime := time.Now()
-	os.Chtimes("server/testdata/settings/18_couper.hcl", currentTime, currentTime)
-	t.Errorf("3 >>> %d", runtime.NumGoroutine())
-
-	time.Sleep(time.Second / 3)
-
-	currentTime = time.Now()
-	os.Chtimes("server/testdata/settings/18_couper.hcl", currentTime, currentTime)
-	t.Errorf("4 >>> %d", runtime.NumGoroutine())
-
-	time.Sleep(time.Second / 3)
-
-	currentTime = time.Now()
-	os.Chtimes("server/testdata/settings/18_couper.hcl", currentTime, currentTime)
-	t.Errorf("5 >>> %d", runtime.NumGoroutine())
-
-	time.Sleep(time.Second / 3)
-
-	currentTime = time.Now()
-	os.Chtimes("server/testdata/settings/18_couper.hcl", currentTime, currentTime)
-	t.Errorf("6 >>> %d", runtime.NumGoroutine())
-
-	cancel()
-	goleak.VerifyNone(t)
-}