1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/jstests/sharding/movechunk_interrupt_at_primary_stepdown.js b/jstests/sharding/movechunk_interrupt_at_primary_stepdown.js
index 70d0edd6258..7158d12c719 100644
--- a/jstests/sharding/movechunk_interrupt_at_primary_stepdown.js
+++ b/jstests/sharding/movechunk_interrupt_at_primary_stepdown.js
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ load('./jstests/libs/chunk_manipulation_util.js');
     // Stepdown the primary in order to force the balancer to stop. Use a timeout of 5 seconds for
     // both step down operations, because mongos will retry to find the CSRS primary for up to 20
     // seconds and we have two successive ones.
-    assert.throws(function() {
-        assert.commandWorked(
-            st.configRS.getPrimary().adminCommand({replSetStepDown: 5, force: true}));
-    });
+    assert.commandWorked(st.configRS.getPrimary().adminCommand({replSetStepDown: 5, force: true}));
 
     // Ensure a new primary is found promptly
     st.configRS.getPrimary(30000);
@@ -56,10 +53,7 @@ load('./jstests/libs/chunk_manipulation_util.js');
 
     // At this point, the balancer is in recovery mode. Ensure that stepdown can be done again and
     // the recovery mode interrupted.
-    assert.throws(function() {
-        assert.commandWorked(
-            st.configRS.getPrimary().adminCommand({replSetStepDown: 5, force: true}));
-    });
+    assert.commandWorked(st.configRS.getPrimary().adminCommand({replSetStepDown: 5, force: true}));
 
     // Ensure a new primary is found promptly
     st.configRS.getPrimary(30000);