diff --git a/bin/tests/system/legacy/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/legacy/tests.sh
index 0a876ab63b..0bddac8a75 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/legacy/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/legacy/tests.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ resolution_succeeds() {
 resolution_fails() {
 	_servfail=0
 	_timeout=0
-	$DIG $DIGOPTS +tcp +tries=3 +time=5 @10.53.0.1 ${1} TXT > dig.out.test$n
+	$DIG $DIGOPTS +tcp +time=5 @10.53.0.1 ${1} TXT > dig.out.test$n
 	grep -F "status: SERVFAIL" dig.out.test$n > /dev/null && _servfail=1
 	grep -F "timed out" dig.out.test$n > /dev/null && _timeout=1
 	if [ $_servfail -eq 1 ] || [ $_timeout -eq 1 ]; then