diff --git a/src/unittests/platform/WlClipboardTests.cpp b/src/unittests/platform/WlClipboardTests.cpp
index 3c781ff57..73f3f3710 100644
--- a/src/unittests/platform/WlClipboardTests.cpp
+++ b/src/unittests/platform/WlClipboardTests.cpp
@@ -267,9 +267,8 @@ void WlClipboardTests::primaryClipboard()
   clipboard.add(IClipboard::Format::Text, m_testString);
   primaryClipboard.add(IClipboard::Format::Text, m_testString2);
 
-  // Wait for and verify they contain different data
-  QVERIFY(waitForClipboardContent(clipboard, IClipboard::Format::Text, m_testString));
-  QVERIFY(waitForClipboardContent(primaryClipboard, IClipboard::Format::Text, m_testString2));
+  // Make sure they are different
+  QCOMPARE_NE(clipboard.get(IClipboard::Format::Text), primaryClipboard.get(IClipboard::Format::Text));
 
   clipboard.close();
   primaryClipboard.close();