diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/test-step.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/test-step.spec.ts
index beb0c865a2..1cb8950ccf 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/test-step.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/test-step.spec.ts
@@ -1448,10 +1448,7 @@ fixture   |  fixture: context
 });
 
 test('reading network request / response should not be listed as step', {
-  annotation: [
-    { type: 'issue', description: 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33558' },
-    { type: 'issue', description: 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/34840' },
-  ]
+  annotation: { type: 'issue', description: 'https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/33558' }
 }, async ({ runInlineTest, server }) => {
   const result = await runInlineTest({
     'reporter.ts': stepIndentReporter,
@@ -1465,11 +1462,6 @@ test('reading network request / response should not be listed as step', {
         page.on('response', async response => {
           await response.text();
         });
-        await page.route('**/*', async route => {
-          const response = await route.fetch();
-          await response.text();
-          await route.fallback();
-        });
         await page.goto('${server.EMPTY_PAGE}');
       });
       `
@@ -1484,8 +1476,7 @@ fixture   |  fixture: context
 pw:api    |    browser.newContext
 fixture   |  fixture: page
 pw:api    |    browserContext.newPage
-pw:api    |page.route @ a.test.ts:10
-pw:api    |page.goto(${server.EMPTY_PAGE}) @ a.test.ts:15
+pw:api    |page.goto(${server.EMPTY_PAGE}) @ a.test.ts:10
 hook      |After Hooks
 fixture   |  fixture: page
 fixture   |  fixture: context