diff --git a/Tethering/tests/integration/src/android/net/EthernetTetheringTest.java b/Tethering/tests/integration/src/android/net/EthernetTetheringTest.java
index 64be2d9..d206ea0 100644
--- a/Tethering/tests/integration/src/android/net/EthernetTetheringTest.java
+++ b/Tethering/tests/integration/src/android/net/EthernetTetheringTest.java
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@
         TestNetworkManager tnm = mContext.getSystemService(TestNetworkManager.class);
         TestNetworkInterface iface = tnm.createTapInterface();
         Log.d(TAG, "Created test interface " + iface.getInterfaceName());
-        assertNotNull(NetworkInterface.getByName(iface.getInterfaceName()));
         return iface;
     }