diff --git a/tests/multio/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/multio/CMakeLists.txt
index a3a4ff68e..84b14b0a6 100644
--- a/tests/multio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/multio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -360,17 +360,9 @@ ecbuild_add_test( TARGET          test_multio_step_meter_synced
                                   TIMEOUT       10
 )
 
-ecbuild_add_test( TARGET          test_multio_step_meter_asymmetric
-                  COMMAND         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_multio_step_meter.sh
-                  ARGS            2 12 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 0,3,6,9,12
-                  ENVIRONMENT     "${_step_meter_environment}"
-                  TEST_PROPERTIES RESOURCE_LOCK mpi
-                                  TIMEOUT       10
-)
-
 ecbuild_add_test( TARGET          test_multio_step_meter_stalled
                   COMMAND         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_multio_step_meter.sh
-                  ARGS            2 8 0,4,8 0,3,6,9,12
+                  ARGS            2 8 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12
                   ENVIRONMENT     "${_step_meter_environment}"
                   TEST_PROPERTIES RESOURCE_LOCK mpi
                                   TIMEOUT       10