diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index fa227bc57b95..33c002c26604 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -957,8 +957,6 @@ do_transfer()
 				dp=$(grep "type:10" "$evts_ns1" |
 				     sed -n 's/.*\(dport:\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
 				ip netns exec ${listener_ns} ./pm_nl_ctl rem token $tk id $id
-				ip netns exec ${listener_ns} ./pm_nl_ctl dsf lip "$addr" \
-							lport $sp rip $da rport $dp token $tk
 			fi
 
 			counter=$((counter + 1))
@@ -1024,7 +1022,6 @@ do_transfer()
 				sleep 1
 				sp=$(grep "type:10" "$evts_ns2" |
 				     sed -n 's/.*\(sport:\)\([[:digit:]]*\).*$/\2/p;q')
-				ip netns exec ${connector_ns} ./pm_nl_ctl rem token $tk id $id
 				ip netns exec ${connector_ns} ./pm_nl_ctl dsf lip $addr lport $sp \
 									rip $da rport $dp token $tk
 			fi
@@ -3227,7 +3224,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 0 userspace_1 0 slow
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
 		chk_add_nr 1 1
-		chk_rm_nr 1 1 invert
+		chk_rm_nr 1 0 invert
 	fi
 
 	# userspace pm create destroy subflow
@@ -3237,7 +3234,7 @@ userspace_tests()
 		pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 1
 		run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 0 0 userspace_1 slow
 		chk_join_nr 1 1 1
-		chk_rm_nr 1 1
+		chk_rm_nr 0 1
 	fi
 
 	# remove and re-add