diff --git a/src/subscription/__tests__/mapAsyncIterator-test.js b/src/subscription/__tests__/mapAsyncIterator-test.js
index b1ff21c1c8..d030521050 100644
--- a/src/subscription/__tests__/mapAsyncIterator-test.js
+++ b/src/subscription/__tests__/mapAsyncIterator-test.js
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@ describe('mapAsyncIterator', () => {
       yield 3;
     }
 
-    // Flow test: this is *not* AsyncIterator<Promise<number>>
-    const doubles: AsyncIterator<number> = mapAsyncIterator(
-      source(),
-      async (x) => (await x) + x,
-    );
+    const doubles = mapAsyncIterator(source(), (x) => Promise.resolve(x + x));
 
     expect(await doubles.next()).to.deep.equal({ value: 2, done: false });
     expect(await doubles.next()).to.deep.equal({ value: 4, done: false });