diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index 51dd29fa89f..b24a9779f57 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -1654,8 +1654,8 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         kanban.destroy();
     });
 
-    QUnit.test('hide and display help message (ESC) in kanban quick create', function (assert) {
-        assert.expect(4);
+    QUnit.only('hide and display help message (ESC) in kanban quick create', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(2);
 
         var kanban = createView({
             View: KanbanView,
@@ -1680,13 +1680,6 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         assert.notOk(kanban.$('.o_discard_msg').is(':visible'),
             'the ESC to discard message is no longer visible');
 
-
-        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_quick_create:visible button.o_kanban_add').length, 1,
-            "the quick create column should still be opened for mass creation");
-        kanban.$('.o_column_quick_create input').trigger($.Event('keydown', { keyCode: $.ui.keyCode.ESCAPE }));
-        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_quick_create:visible button.o_kanban_add').length, 0,
-            "the quick create column should now be closed");
-
         kanban.destroy();
     });