diff --git a/tests/server-n0/integration.py b/tests/server-n0/integration.py
index edd7d41..b5f95c8 100644
--- a/tests/server-n0/integration.py
+++ b/tests/server-n0/integration.py
@@ -333,12 +333,6 @@ with subtest("(functional): published ports follow the container's lifetime"):
 with subtest("(functional): declared devices are usable in-container"):
     for name, devices in DEVICES.items():
         for dev in devices:
-            if server.execute(f"test -e {dev}")[0] != 0:
-                # host lacks the device (e.g. /dev/kvm without nested
-                # virtualization, as in this test's own VM) - nspawn skips
-                # populating it in-container, so there's nothing to check.
-                continue
-            # opened, not stat'd: without DeviceAllow= the node is still visible
             server.succeed(ct_cmd(name, f"exec 3<> {dev}"))