diff --git a/tests/sentinel/tests/includes/init-tests.tcl b/tests/sentinel/tests/includes/init-tests.tcl
index c48fb5379..c8165dcfa 100644
--- a/tests/sentinel/tests/includes/init-tests.tcl
+++ b/tests/sentinel/tests/includes/init-tests.tcl
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ test "(init) Restart killed instances" {
     }
 }
 
+test "(init) Remove old master entry from sentinels" {
+    foreach_sentinel_id id {
+        catch {S $id SENTINEL REMOVE mymaster}
+    }
+}
+
 set redis_slaves 4
 test "(init) Create a master-slaves cluster of [expr $redis_slaves+1] instances" {
     create_redis_master_slave_cluster [expr {$redis_slaves+1}]
@@ -22,7 +28,6 @@ test "(init) Sentinels can start monitoring a master" {
     set sentinels [llength $::sentinel_instances]
     set quorum [expr {$sentinels/2+1}]
     foreach_sentinel_id id {
-        catch {S $id SENTINEL REMOVE mymaster}
         S $id SENTINEL MONITOR mymaster \
               [get_instance_attrib redis $master_id host] \
               [get_instance_attrib redis $master_id port] $quorum