diff --git a/pkg/volume/photon_pd/photon_pd_test.go b/pkg/volume/photon_pd/photon_pd_test.go
index 290fd3eef0..4ad52b095a 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/photon_pd/photon_pd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/photon_pd/photon_pd_test.go
@@ -138,13 +138,6 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("SetUp() failed: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			t.Errorf("SetUp() failed, volume path not created: %s", path)
-		} else {
-			t.Errorf("SetUp() failed: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
 
 	fakeManager = &fakePDManager{}
 	unmounter, err := plug.(*photonPersistentDiskPlugin).newUnmounterInternal("vol1", types.UID("poduid"), fakeManager, fakeMounter)