diff --git a/apps/emqx_eviction_agent/test/emqx_eviction_agent_test_helpers.erl b/apps/emqx_eviction_agent/test/emqx_eviction_agent_test_helpers.erl
index 7425cb145..17c291eb6 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_eviction_agent/test/emqx_eviction_agent_test_helpers.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_eviction_agent/test/emqx_eviction_agent_test_helpers.erl
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ start_cluster(NamesWithPorts, Apps, Env) ->
         NamesWithPorts
     ),
     Opts0 = [
-        {env, [{emqx, boot_modules, [broker, listeners]}] ++ Env},
+        {env, Env},
         {apps, Apps},
         {conf,
             [{[listeners, Proto, default, enable], false} || Proto <- [ssl, ws, wss]] ++