diff --git a/tests/gnrc_sock_ip/tests/01-run.py b/tests/gnrc_sock_ip/tests/01-run.py
index a42c3f5c66..79ad7e13fe 100755
--- a/tests/gnrc_sock_ip/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/gnrc_sock_ip/tests/01-run.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ from datetime import datetime
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.environ['RIOTBASE'], 'dist/tools/testrunner'))
 import testrunner
 
-class InvalidTimeout(Exception):
-    pass
-
 def testfunc(child):
     child.expect_exact(u"Calling test_sock_ip_create__EAFNOSUPPORT()")
     child.expect_exact(u"Calling test_sock_ip_create__EINVAL_addr()")
@@ -30,20 +27,8 @@ def testfunc(child):
     child.expect_exact(u"Calling test_sock_ip_recv__ENOBUFS()")
     child.expect_exact(u"Calling test_sock_ip_recv__EPROTO()")
     child.expect_exact(u"Calling test_sock_ip_recv__ETIMEDOUT()")
-    child.match         # get to ensure program reached that point
-    start = datetime.now()
     child.expect_exact(u" * Calling sock_ip_recv()")
-    child.expect(u" \\* \\(timed out with timeout (\\d+)\\)")
-    exp_diff = int(child.match.group(1))
-    stop = datetime.now()
-    diff = (stop - start)
-    diff = (diff.seconds * 1000000) + diff.microseconds
-    # fail within 5% of expected
-    if diff > (exp_diff + (exp_diff * 0.05)) or \
-       diff < (exp_diff - (exp_diff * 0.05)):
-        raise InvalidTimeout("Invalid timeout %d (expected %d)" % (diff, exp_diff));
-    else:
-        print("Timed out correctly: %d (expected %d)" % (diff, exp_diff))
+    child.expect(r" \* \(timed out with timeout \d+\)")
     child.expect_exact(u"Calling test_sock_ip_recv__socketed()")
     child.expect_exact(u"Calling test_sock_ip_recv__socketed_with_remote()")
     child.expect_exact(u"Calling test_sock_ip_recv__unsocketed()")