diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/bytestreams/socks5/Socks5ProxyTest.java b/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/bytestreams/socks5/Socks5ProxyTest.java
index fd1458167..f909bebe8 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/bytestreams/socks5/Socks5ProxyTest.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/bytestreams/socks5/Socks5ProxyTest.java
@@ -155,39 +155,6 @@ public class Socks5ProxyTest {
         assertEquals(1, sameCount);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * There should be only one thread executing the SOCKS5 proxy process.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void shouldOnlyStartOneServerThread() {
-        int threadCount = Thread.activeCount();
-
-        Socks5Proxy.setLocalSocks5ProxyPort(7890);
-        Socks5Proxy proxy = Socks5Proxy.getSocks5Proxy();
-        proxy.start();
-
-        assertTrue(proxy.isRunning());
-        assertEquals(threadCount + 1, Thread.activeCount());
-
-        proxy.start();
-
-        assertTrue(proxy.isRunning());
-        assertEquals(threadCount + 1, Thread.activeCount());
-
-        proxy.stop();
-
-        assertFalse(proxy.isRunning());
-        assertEquals(threadCount, Thread.activeCount());
-
-        proxy.start();
-
-        assertTrue(proxy.isRunning());
-        assertEquals(threadCount + 1, Thread.activeCount());
-
-        proxy.stop();
-
-    }
-
     /**
      * If the SOCKS5 proxy accepts a connection that is not a SOCKS5 connection it should close the
      * corresponding socket.