diff --git a/test/balanced-pool.js b/test/balanced-pool.js
index d20f926e931..297f207718b 100644
--- a/test/balanced-pool.js
+++ b/test/balanced-pool.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const { test } = require('tap')
 const { BalancedPool, Pool, Client, errors } = require('..')
-const { nodeMajor } = require('../lib/core/util')
 const { createServer } = require('http')
 const { promisify } = require('util')
 
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ const cases = [
     expectedRatios: [0.34, 0.34, 0.32],
 
     // Skip because the behavior of Node.js has changed
-    skip: nodeMajor >= 19
+    skip: true
   },
 
   // 8