diff --git a/ctdb/tests/simple/69_recovery_resurrect_deleted.sh b/ctdb/tests/simple/69_recovery_resurrect_deleted.sh
index fa8a0dd0bbf..a9d6cd16772 100755
--- a/ctdb/tests/simple/69_recovery_resurrect_deleted.sh
+++ b/ctdb/tests/simple/69_recovery_resurrect_deleted.sh
@@ -57,17 +57,11 @@ database_has_zero_records ()
 	return 0
 }
 
-echo "Get vacuum interval"
-try_command_on_node -v $second $CTDB getvar VacuumInterval
-vacuum_interval="${out#* = }"
+echo "Trigger a recovery"
+try_command_on_node "$second" $CTDB recover
 
-echo "Wait until vacuuming deletes the record on active nodes"
-# Why 4?  Steps are:
-# 1. Original node processes delete queue, asks lmaster to fetch
-# 2. lmaster recoverd fetches
-# 3. lmaster processes delete queue
-# If vacuuming is just missed then need an extra interval.
-wait_until $((vacuum_interval * 4)) database_has_zero_records
+echo "Checking that database has 0 records"
+database_has_zero_records
 
 echo "Continue node ${first}"
 try_command_on_node $first $CTDB continue