diff --git a/test/testfile.c b/test/testfile.c
index cb311d5..0726244 100644
--- a/test/testfile.c
+++ b/test/testfile.c
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ do { \
   WRITABLE (true, "../test/file/non-existing");
   WRITABLE (false, "/kissat-test-file-writable");
   WRITABLE (false, "non-existing-directory/file-in-non-existing-directory");
-  if (kissat_file_exists ("/etc/passwd"))
-    WRITABLE (false, "/etc/passwd");
 #undef WRITABLE
 }