diff --git a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_eap.py b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_eap.py
index 8edf5a195..e630a42a1 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/test_ap_eap.py
+++ b/tests/hwsim/test_ap_eap.py
@@ -2736,32 +2736,23 @@ def test_ap_wpa2_eap_pwd_groups(dev, apdev):
     params = {"ssid": "test-wpa2-eap", "wpa": "2", "wpa_key_mgmt": "WPA-EAP",
               "rsn_pairwise": "CCMP", "ieee8021x": "1",
               "eap_server": "1", "eap_user_file": "auth_serv/eap_user.conf"}
-    groups = [19, 20, 21, 25, 26]
+    groups = [19, 20, 21]
     if tls.startswith("OpenSSL") and "build=OpenSSL 1.0.2" in tls and "run=OpenSSL 1.0.2" in tls:
         logger.info("Add Brainpool EC groups since OpenSSL is new enough")
-        groups += [27, 28, 29, 30]
+        groups += [28, 29, 30]
     if tls.startswith("OpenSSL") and "build=OpenSSL 1.1" in tls and "run=OpenSSL 1.1" in tls:
         logger.info("Add Brainpool EC groups since OpenSSL is new enough")
-        groups += [27, 28, 29, 30]
+        groups += [28, 29, 30]
     for i in groups:
         logger.info("Group %d" % i)
         params['pwd_group'] = str(i)
         hapd = hostapd.add_ap(apdev[0], params)
-        try:
-            eap_connect(dev[0], hapd, "PWD", "pwd user",
-                        password="secret password")
-            dev[0].request("REMOVE_NETWORK all")
-            dev[0].wait_disconnected()
-            dev[0].dump_monitor()
-        except:
-            if "BoringSSL" in tls and i in [25]:
-                logger.info("Ignore connection failure with group %d with BoringSSL" % i)
-                dev[0].request("DISCONNECT")
-                time.sleep(0.1)
-                dev[0].request("REMOVE_NETWORK all")
-                dev[0].dump_monitor()
-                continue
-            raise
+        eap_connect(dev[0], hapd, "PWD", "pwd user",
+                    password="secret password")
+        dev[0].request("REMOVE_NETWORK all")
+        dev[0].wait_disconnected()
+        dev[0].dump_monitor()
+        hapd.disable()
 
 def test_ap_wpa2_eap_pwd_invalid_group(dev, apdev):
     """WPA2-Enterprise connection using invalid EAP-pwd group"""