diff --git a/test/internet/test-trace-events-dns.js b/test/internet/test-trace-events-dns.js
index 3eb787a2caf70e..e1cfd6a597acca 100644
--- a/test/internet/test-trace-events-dns.js
+++ b/test/internet/test-trace-events-dns.js
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ for (const tr in tests) {
 
   const file = path.join(tmpdir.path, traceFile);
 
-  // Confirm that trace log file is created.
-  assert(common.fileExists(file));
   const data = fs.readFileSync(file);
   const traces = JSON.parse(data.toString()).traceEvents
         .filter((trace) => trace.cat !== '__metadata');