diff --git a/test/plugin/test_filter_kubernetes_metadata.rb b/test/plugin/test_filter_kubernetes_metadata.rb
index 3067353..7bf93aa 100644
--- a/test/plugin/test_filter_kubernetes_metadata.rb
+++ b/test/plugin/test_filter_kubernetes_metadata.rb
@@ -145,18 +145,9 @@ def emit_with_tag(tag, msg = {}, config = '
         ')
       d = create_driver(config)
       d.run(default_tag: tag) do
-        d.feed(@time, msg)
+        d.feed(msg)
       end
-      d.filtered.map(&:last)
-    end
-
-    test 'nil event stream' do
-      # not certain how this is possible but adding test to properly
-      # guard against this condition we have seen - test for nil,
-      # empty, no empty method, not an event stream
-      plugin = create_driver.instance
-      plugin.filter_stream('tag', nil)
-      plugin.filter_stream('tag', Fluent::MultiEventStream.new)
+      d.filtered_records
     end
 
     test 'inability to connect to the api server handles exception and doensnt block pipeline' do