diff --git a/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/processors/cache/persistence/db/CheckpointBufferDeadlockTest.java b/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/processors/cache/persistence/db/CheckpointBufferDeadlockTest.java
index 16ff1fca76973..75a9879e502af 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/processors/cache/persistence/db/CheckpointBufferDeadlockTest.java
+++ b/modules/core/src/test/java/org/apache/ignite/internal/processors/cache/persistence/db/CheckpointBufferDeadlockTest.java
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 import org.apache.ignite.testframework.junits.common.GridCommonAbstractTest;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.apache.ignite.testframework.GridTestUtils.SF;
-
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -74,6 +72,9 @@ public class CheckpointBufferDeadlockTest extends GridCommonAbstractTest {
     /** Pages touched under CP lock. */
     private static final int PAGES_TOUCHED_UNDER_CP_LOCK = 20;
 
+    /** Four checkpoint threads test iterations. */
+    private static final int FOUR_CHECKPOINT_THREADS_ITERATIONS = 3;
+
     /** Slop load flag. */
     private static final AtomicBoolean stop = new AtomicBoolean(false);
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ public class CheckpointBufferDeadlockTest extends GridCommonAbstractTest {
     public void testFourCheckpointThreads() throws Exception {
         checkpointThreads = 4;
 
-        for (int i = 0; i < SF.applyLB(10, 3); i++) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < FOUR_CHECKPOINT_THREADS_ITERATIONS; i++) {
             beforeTest();
 
             try {