diff --git a/distributed/tests/test_cancelled_state.py b/distributed/tests/test_cancelled_state.py
index 1abb00db55..a29239db46 100644
--- a/distributed/tests/test_cancelled_state.py
+++ b/distributed/tests/test_cancelled_state.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import distributed
 from distributed import Event, Lock, Worker
+from distributed.client import wait
 from distributed.utils_test import (
     _LockedCommPool,
     assert_story,
@@ -264,11 +265,12 @@ async def test_in_flight_lost_after_resumed(c, s, b):
     block_get_data = asyncio.Lock()
     in_get_data = asyncio.Event()
 
+    await block_get_data.acquire()
     lock_executing = Lock()
 
     def block_execution(lock):
         with lock:
-            return
+            return 1
 
     class BlockedGetData(Worker):
         async def get_data(self, comm, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -281,15 +283,12 @@ async def get_data(self, comm, *args, **kwargs):
             block_execution,
             lock_executing,
             workers=[a.address],
-            allow_other_workers=True,
             key="fut1",
         )
         # Ensure fut1 is in memory but block any further execution afterwards to
         # ensure we control when the recomputation happens
-        await fut1
+        await wait(fut1)
         await lock_executing.acquire()
-        in_get_data.clear()
-        await block_get_data.acquire()
         fut2 = c.submit(inc, fut1, workers=[b.address], key="fut2")
 
         # This ensures that B already fetches the task, i.e. after this the task
@@ -298,6 +297,7 @@ async def get_data(self, comm, *args, **kwargs):
         assert fut1.key in b.tasks
         assert b.tasks[fut1.key].state == "flight"
 
+        s.set_restrictions({fut1.key: [a.address, b.address]})
         # It is removed, i.e. get_data is guaranteed to fail and f1 is scheduled
         # to be recomputed on B
         await s.remove_worker(a.address, "foo", close=False, safe=True)