diff --git a/webrtc/video/video_send_stream_tests.cc b/webrtc/video/video_send_stream_tests.cc
index 6a6b0e13f3..6cc0f6862d 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/video_send_stream_tests.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video/video_send_stream_tests.cc
@@ -870,8 +870,7 @@ TEST_F(VideoSendStreamTest, CanChangeSendCodec) {
 // 3. Wait until |kSuspendTimeFrames| have been captured without seeing any RTP
 //    packets.
 // 4. Signal a high REMB and then wait for the RTP stream to start again.
-//    When the stream is detected again, and the stats show that the stream
-//    is no longer suspended, the test ends.
+//    When the stream is detected again, the test ends.
 TEST_F(VideoSendStreamTest, SuspendBelowMinBitrate) {
   static const int kSuspendTimeFrames = 60;  // Suspend for 2 seconds @ 30 fps.
 
@@ -923,15 +922,10 @@ TEST_F(VideoSendStreamTest, SuspendBelowMinBitrate) {
         }
       } else if (test_state_ == kWaitingForPacket) {
         if (header.paddingLength == 0) {
-          // Non-padding packet observed. Test is almost complete. Will just
-          // have to wait for the stats to change.
-          test_state_ = kWaitingForStats;
-        }
-      } else if (test_state_ == kWaitingForStats) {
-        assert(*send_stream_ptr_);
-        VideoSendStream::Stats stats = (*send_stream_ptr_)->GetStats();
-        if (stats.suspended == false) {
-          // Stats flipped to false. Test is complete.
+          // Non-padding packet observed. Test is complete.
+          assert(*send_stream_ptr_);
+          VideoSendStream::Stats stats = (*send_stream_ptr_)->GetStats();
+          EXPECT_FALSE(stats.suspended);
           observation_complete_->Set();
         }
       }
@@ -963,7 +957,7 @@ TEST_F(VideoSendStreamTest, SuspendBelowMinBitrate) {
       kBeforeSuspend,
       kDuringSuspend,
       kWaitingForPacket,
-      kWaitingForStats
+      kAfterSuspend
     };
 
     virtual void SendRtcpFeedback(int remb_value) {