diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_convert_dep.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_convert_dep.txt
index 267c90eb3ce..ad22aca5be8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_convert_dep.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/mod_convert_dep.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ cd $WORK/gopkgdir/x
 ! go list .
 stderr 'cannot find main module'
 ! stderr 'Gopkg.lock'
-! stderr 'go mod init'
 
 -- $WORK/test/Gopkg.lock --
 -- $WORK/test/x/x.go --