diff --git a/test/pummel/test-timers.js b/test/pummel/test-timers.js
index 60d6a7e6922836..d6a8894f291815 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-timers.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-timers.js
@@ -23,14 +23,10 @@
 const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
-const WINDOW = 200; // Why is does this need to be so big?
+const WINDOW = 200; // Why does this need to be so big?
 
 let interval_count = 0;
 
-// Check that these don't blow up.
-clearTimeout(null);
-clearInterval(null);
-
 assert.strictEqual(setTimeout instanceof Function, true);
 const starttime = new Date();
 setTimeout(common.mustCall(function() {