diff --git a/tests/test_build_linkcheck.py b/tests/test_build_linkcheck.py
index 428156bbb01..77bb9fac1c6 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_linkcheck.py
+++ b/tests/test_build_linkcheck.py
@@ -276,8 +276,6 @@ def test_linkcheck_request_headers(app):
     def check_headers(self):
         if "X-Secret" in self.headers:
             return False
-        if "sesami" in self.headers.as_string():
-            return False
         if self.headers["Accept"] != "text/html":
             return False
         return True