diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/pkiutil/pki_helpers_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/pkiutil/pki_helpers_test.go
index d38828615f4..6acfa2c60d4 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/pkiutil/pki_helpers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/util/pkiutil/pki_helpers_test.go
@@ -358,12 +358,6 @@ func TestTryLoadCertFromDisk(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
 
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf(
-			"failed to create cert and key with an error: %v",
-			err,
-		)
-	}
 	err = WriteCert(tmpdir, "foo", rootCACert)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf(