diff --git a/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py b/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py
index 358ef489daa7..5c34e631139c 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py
+++ b/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py
@@ -1029,8 +1029,6 @@ def raise_on_bad_logs(self, allow_list=None):
             ):
                 line = line.strip()
 
-                assert "No such file or directory" not in line
-
                 allowed = False
                 for a in allow_list:
                     if a.search(line) is not None: