diff --git a/test/config_set_persistent.sh b/test/config_set_persistent.sh
index fdf97490b1..ae4f353687 100755
--- a/test/config_set_persistent.sh
+++ b/test/config_set_persistent.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ testcase_config_set_is_persistent() {
    subject ${BACALHAU} config set --config=./test-persistent.yaml 'NameProvider' $TEST_VALUE
    assert_equal 0 $status
 
-   subject file ./test-persistent.yaml
-   assert_equal 0 $status
-
    # Verify the contents of the config file
    subject cat "./test-persistent.yaml | grep -i NameProvider"
    assert_match "${TEST_VALUE}" "$stdout"