diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_semi_sync_shutdown_await_ack.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_semi_sync_shutdown_await_ack.result
index a8e158a25e4..3048b6b5635 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_semi_sync_shutdown_await_ack.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_semi_sync_shutdown_await_ack.result
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ disconnect con1;
 connection default;
 connection con2;
 SHUTDOWN WAIT FOR ALL SLAVES;
-connection server_2;
-include/assert_grep.inc [Ensure the primary waited for the ACK of the killed thread]
+# Ensure the primary waited for the ACK of the killed thread
+FOUND 5 /Delaying shutdown to await semi-sync ACK/ in mysqld.1.err
 connection default;
 connection server_1;
 connection server_2;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_semi_sync_shutdown_await_ack.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_semi_sync_shutdown_await_ack.test
index c321f2bf72f..4ed9ca0aa7c 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_semi_sync_shutdown_await_ack.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_semi_sync_shutdown_await_ack.test
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ SET GLOBAL debug_dbug="+d,simulate_delay_semisync_slave_reply";
 --echo # Wait for thd to begin semi-sync wait..
 --let $wait_condition= SELECT COUNT(*) = 1 FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE state = 'Waiting for semi-sync ACK from slave'
 --source include/wait_condition.inc
---source include/wait_condition.inc
 --echo # ..done
 
 --disconnect con1
@@ -220,15 +219,10 @@ EOF
 SHUTDOWN WAIT FOR ALL SLAVES;
 --source include/wait_until_disconnected.inc
 
-# Run assert_grep on server_2 as it uses SQL commands for verification, but
-# server_1 has gone away
---connection server_2
---let $assert_text= Ensure the primary waited for the ACK of the killed thread
---let $assert_select= Delaying shutdown to await semi-sync ACK
---let $assert_file= $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/log/mysqld.1.err
---let $assert_count= 5
---let $assert_only_after=CURRENT_TEST
---source include/assert_grep.inc
+--echo # Ensure the primary waited for the ACK of the killed thread
+--let $SEARCH_PATTERN= Delaying shutdown to await semi-sync ACK
+--let $SEARCH_FILE= $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/log/mysqld.1.err
+--source include/search_pattern_in_file.inc
 
 --connection default
 --source include/wait_until_disconnected.inc