diff --git a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/standalone-topology-lifecycle.json b/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/standalone-topology-lifecycle.json
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--- a/source/server-discovery-and-monitoring/tests/unified/standalone-topology-lifecycle.json
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-{
-  "description": "standalone-heartbeat",
-  "schemaVersion": "1.16",
-  "runOnRequirements": [
-    {
-      "topologies": [
-        "single"
-      ],
-      "minServerVersion": "4.4"
-    }
-  ],
-  "createEntities": [
-    {
-      "client": {
-        "id": "setupClient"
-      }
-    }
-  ],
-  "tests": [
-    {
-      "description": "Topology lifecycle",
-      "operations": [
-        {
-          "name": "createEntities",
-          "object": "testRunner",
-          "arguments": {
-            "entities": [
-              {
-                "client": {
-                  "id": "client",
-                  "observeEvents": [
-                    "topologyDescriptionChangedEvent",
-                    "serverDescriptionChangedEvent"
-                  ]
-                }
-              }
-            ]
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "waitForEvent",
-          "object": "testRunner",
-          "arguments": {
-            "client": "client",
-            "event": {
-              "topologyDescriptionChangedEvent": {}
-            },
-            "count": 2
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "name": "close",
-          "object": "client"
-        }
-      ],
-      "expectEvents": [
-        {
-          "client": "client",
-          "events": [
-            {
-              "topologyDescriptionChangedEvent": {}
-            },
-            {
-              "serverDescriptionChangedEvent": {}
-            },
-            {
-              "topologyDescriptionChangedEvent": {}
-            },
-            {
-              "topologyDescriptionChangedEvent": {}
-            }
-          ],
-          "ignoreExtraEvents": true
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  ]
-}