diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/documentation/SpringCloudSleuthDocTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/documentation/SpringCloudSleuthDocTests.java
index 5fefb4b03..45c3d0f6c 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/documentation/SpringCloudSleuthDocTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/documentation/SpringCloudSleuthDocTests.java
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ public class SpringCloudSleuthDocTests {
 
 		then(this.tracer.getCurrentSpan()).isNull();
 		then(newSpan).isNotNull();
-		then(newSpan.getAccumulatedMillis()).isGreaterThan(0);
 	}
 
 	@Test