diff --git a/plugins/inputs/couchdb/couchdb_test.go b/plugins/inputs/couchdb/couchdb_test.go
index 3f5d87f6923fd..7b824e7483c99 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/couchdb/couchdb_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/couchdb/couchdb_test.go
@@ -317,5 +317,4 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var acc testutil.Accumulator
 	require.NoError(t, plugin.Gather(&acc))
-	require.Len(t, acc.Metrics, 31)
 }