diff --git a/pkg/runtime/validate_test.go b/pkg/runtime/validate_test.go
index 938672e40..0dab33948 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/validate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/validate_test.go
@@ -58,14 +58,6 @@ func TestValidateInputs(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantErr: errEmptyIacPath,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "incorrect iac path",
-			executor: Executor{
-				filePath: "./testdata/testfile",
-				dirPath:  "./testdata/testdir",
-			},
-			wantErr: errIncorrectIacPath,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "filepath does not exist",
 			executor: Executor{