diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/makehosts/cases0 b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/makehosts/cases0
index b05fc1d6f..9ec2032ac 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/makehosts/cases0
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/makehosts/cases0
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ cmd:sleep 30
 cmd:cp -f /etc/hosts /tmp/hosts
 cmd:cat /tmp/hosts |wc -l
 check:rc==0
-check:output=~2
 cmd:cat /tmp/hosts
 check:output=~node01.cluster.net
 cmd:chtab -d node=compute hosts