diff --git a/tests/load.py b/tests/load.py
index 7f9e005..7f9bcb1 100644
--- a/tests/load.py
+++ b/tests/load.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
         self.checkBarrier()
 
         # Trigger a flood of flow-removed messages
-        delete_all_flows(self.controller)
+        delete_all_flows(self.controller, send_barrier=False)
 
         count = 0
         while True: