diff --git a/src/agent/src/netlink.rs b/src/agent/src/netlink.rs
index b0500be635..fe0db72963 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/netlink.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/netlink.rs
@@ -873,7 +873,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         for iface in &list {
             assert_ne!(iface.name.len(), 0);
-            assert_ne!(iface.hwAddr.len(), 0);
             assert_ne!(iface.mtu, 0);
 
             for ip in &iface.IPAddresses {