diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/prober/worker_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/prober/worker_test.go
index a1e6eaac665..55a96ae30d7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/prober/worker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/prober/worker_test.go
@@ -333,12 +333,6 @@ func expectContinue(t *testing.T, w *worker, c bool, msg string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func expectStop(t *testing.T, w *worker, c bool, msg string) {
-	if c {
-		t.Errorf("[%s - %s] Expected to stop, but did not", w.probeType, msg)
-	}
-}
-
 func resultsManager(m *manager, probeType probeType) results.Manager {
 	switch probeType {
 	case readiness:
@@ -508,6 +502,6 @@ func TestStartupProbeDisabledByStarted(t *testing.T) {
 	// startupProbe fails, but is disabled
 	m.prober.exec = fakeExecProber{probe.Failure, nil}
 	msg = "Started, probe failure, result success"
-	expectStop(t, w, w.doProbe(), msg)
+	expectContinue(t, w, w.doProbe(), msg)
 	expectResult(t, w, results.Success, msg)
 }