diff --git a/pkg/logs/logs_test.go b/pkg/logs/logs_test.go
index 1ecf846c..3ddd6da1 100644
--- a/pkg/logs/logs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/logs/logs_test.go
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ func TestLogs(t *testing.T) {
 			logs.AddFlags(fs)
 			fs.Parse(strings.Split(flags, " "))
 			logs.Initialize()
-
-			// Remember to not use `assert.Equal` from within the sub-process
-			// since (for some reason) `assert.Equal` doesn't cause the test
-			// sub-process to exit with 1. Instead, it exits with 0, which means
-			// we can't notice the error from the parent process.
-			require.Equal(t, "", log.Prefix(), "logs.Initialize should remove the `vCert: ` prefix from the global log logger")
 		}
 
 		log.Print("log Print")