diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/cache.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/cache.php
index 957c87df79..f20ff6fc92 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/cache.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/cache.php
@@ -376,10 +376,6 @@ class Tests_Cache extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 * @ticket 54574
 	 */
 	public function test_wp_cache_set_multiple() {
-		wp_cache_set( 'foo1', 'bar', 'group1' );
-		wp_cache_set( 'foo2', 'bar', 'group1' );
-		wp_cache_set( 'foo3', 'bar', 'group2' );
-
 		$found = wp_cache_set_multiple(
 			array(
 				'foo1' => 'bar',