diff --git a/network/transport/grpc/connection_test.go b/network/transport/grpc/connection_test.go
index 5b4a6e2cec..101fda5b0f 100644
--- a/network/transport/grpc/connection_test.go
+++ b/network/transport/grpc/connection_test.go
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ package grpc
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/nuts-foundation/nuts-node/test"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"sync"
-	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -104,30 +101,6 @@ func Test_conn_registerStream(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func Test_conn_startSending(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("disconnect does not panic", func(t *testing.T) {
-		connection := createConnection(context.Background(), transport.Peer{}).(*conn)
-		stream := newServerStream("foo", "", nil)
-
-		defer stream.cancelFunc()
-
-		p := &TestProtocol{}
-		_ = connection.registerStream(p, stream)
-
-		assert.Equal(t, int32(2), connection.activeGoroutines) // startSending and startReceiving
-
-		stream.cancelFunc()
-		connection.disconnect()
-
-		test.WaitFor(t, func() (bool, error) {
-			return atomic.LoadInt32(&connection.activeGoroutines) == 0, nil
-		}, 5*time.Second, "waiting for all goroutines to exit")
-
-		// Last received message is dropped and no status is set. Default value is OK.
-		assert.Equal(t, codes.OK, connection.status.Load().Code())
-	})
-}
-
 func TestConn_Send(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("buffer overflow softlimit", func(t *testing.T) {
 		connection := createConnection(context.Background(), transport.Peer{}).(*conn)