diff --git a/tests/functional/adapter/dbt_clone/test_dbt_clone.py b/tests/functional/adapter/dbt_clone/test_dbt_clone.py
index 78e220140..2a73eb7f4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/adapter/dbt_clone/test_dbt_clone.py
+++ b/tests/functional/adapter/dbt_clone/test_dbt_clone.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def copy_state(self, project_root):
     def run_and_save_state(self, project_root, with_snapshot=False):
         results = run_dbt(["run"])
         assert len(results) == 1
-        assert not any(r.node.deferred for r in results)
 
         self.copy_state(project_root)