diff --git a/test/tls13encryptiontest.c b/test/tls13encryptiontest.c
index c696e62d2e..f1e6490f9f 100644
--- a/test/tls13encryptiontest.c
+++ b/test/tls13encryptiontest.c
@@ -326,10 +326,6 @@ static int test_tls13_encryption(void)
     for (ctr = 0; ctr < OSSL_NELEM(refdata); ctr++) {
         /* Load the record */
         ivlen = EVP_CIPHER_get_iv_length(ciph);
-        if (TEST_int_eq((int)ivlen, -1)) {
-            TEST_error("IV length undefined");
-            goto err;
-        }
         if (!load_record(&rec, &refdata[ctr], &key, iv, ivlen, seqbuf)) {
             TEST_error("Failed loading key into EVP_CIPHER_CTX");
             goto err;