diff --git a/test/parallel/test-worker-nearheaplimit-deadlock.js b/test/parallel/test-worker-nearheaplimit-deadlock.js
index e6f14db15df554..9b0839c343118e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-worker-nearheaplimit-deadlock.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-worker-nearheaplimit-deadlock.js
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ if (isMainThread) {
   };
 
   const worker = new Worker(__filename, opts);
-  const arr = [];
-  for (let i = 0; i < 15000000; ++i) {
-    arr.push('num.' + i);
-  }
-
   worker.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
     assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ERR_WORKER_OUT_OF_MEMORY');
   }));