diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_old_master.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_old_master.result
index f985bee6832..dd3de4d327b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_old_master.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_old_master.result
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ connection slave;
 SET @old_parallel= @@GLOBAL.slave_parallel_threads;
 SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads=10;
 CHANGE MASTER TO master_host='127.0.0.1', master_port=SERVER_MYPORT_1, master_user='root', master_log_file='master-bin.000001', master_log_pos=4;
-FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK;
 include/start_slave.inc
-include/wait_for_slave_param.inc [Seconds_Behind_Master]
-UNLOCK TABLES;
 connection master;
 CREATE TABLE t2 (a INT PRIMARY KEY) ENGINE=InnoDB;
 INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1);
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_old_master.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_old_master.test
index 6ddc227fc14..97721d5387a 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_old_master.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_old_master.test
@@ -28,14 +28,7 @@ SET GLOBAL slave_parallel_threads=10;
 --replace_result $SERVER_MYPORT_1 SERVER_MYPORT_1
 eval CHANGE MASTER TO master_host='127.0.0.1', master_port=$SERVER_MYPORT_1, master_user='root', master_log_file='master-bin.000001', master_log_pos=4;
 
-# Block execution yet when the blocked query timestamp has been already accounted
-FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK;
 --source include/start_slave.inc
---let $slave_param           = Seconds_Behind_Master
---let $slave_param_value     = 1
---let $slave_param_comparison= >=
---source include/wait_for_slave_param.inc
-UNLOCK TABLES;
 
 --connection master
 CREATE TABLE t2 (a INT PRIMARY KEY) ENGINE=InnoDB;