--- cache_upload_test.go
+++ cache_upload_test.go
@@ -1500,9 +1469,6 @@ func (r *run) cleanupFs(t *testing.T, f fs.Fs, b *cache.Persistent) {
 	}
 	r.tempFiles = nil
 	debug.FreeOSMemory()
-	for k, v := range r.runDefaultFlagMap {
-		_ = flag.Set(k, v)
-	}
 }
 
 func (r *run) randomBytes(t *testing.T, size int64) []byte {