diff --git a/test/shell.d/omarchy-kernel-migration-test.sh b/test/shell.d/omarchy-kernel-migration-test.sh
index 24e3480b..87f8e549 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/omarchy-kernel-migration-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/omarchy-kernel-migration-test.sh
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ export OMARCHY_PTL_REBUILD_MARKER="$scratch/state/1789095456"
 export OMARCHY_MIGRATION_STATE="$scratch/user-markers"
 touch "$OMARCHY_PTL_REBUILD_MARKER" "$OMARCHY_MIGRATION_STATE/1789095456.sh"
 cp "$migration" "$scratch/omarchy/migrations/"
-[[ ! -e $ROOT/migrations/1789095456.sh ]] || fail "the superseded migration must not install the PTL variant first"
 pending=$(OMARCHY_PATH="$scratch/omarchy" "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-migrate" --pending)
 [[ $pending == "1789325478.sh" ]] || fail "the renamed migration is pending after completing the old migration"
 OMARCHY_PATH="$scratch/omarchy" "$ROOT/bin/omarchy-migrate" > "$scratch/output" 2>&1