diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/file-analysis/input/basic.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/file-analysis/input/basic.bro
index 053341c840..bd0da0753c 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/file-analysis/input/basic.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/file-analysis/input/basic.bro
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ event bro_init()
 	local source: string = "../input.log";
 	Input::add_analysis([$source=source, $reader=Input::READER_BINARY,
 	                     $mode=Input::MANUAL, $name=source]);
-	Input::remove(source);
 	}
 
 event file_state_remove(f: fa_file) &priority=-10