diff --git a/test/test_browser.py b/test/test_browser.py
index 219fa87ae9c4b..c651383f4dd4b 100644
--- a/test/test_browser.py
+++ b/test/test_browser.py
@@ -1325,9 +1325,7 @@ def test_fs_idbfs_fsync(self):
     self.btest('fs/test_idbfs_fsync.c', '1', cflags=args + [f'-DSECRET="{secret}"', '-lidbfs.js'])
 
   def test_fs_memfs_fsync(self):
-    args = ['-sASYNCIFY', '-sEXIT_RUNTIME']
-    secret = str(time.time())
-    self.btest_exit('fs/test_memfs_fsync.c', cflags=args + [f'-DSECRET="{secret}"'])
+    self.btest_exit('fs/test_memfs_fsync.c', cflags=['-sASYNCIFY', '-sEXIT_RUNTIME'])
 
   def test_fs_workerfs(self):
     create_file('pre.js', '''