diff --git a/runtime_test.go b/runtime_test.go
index 67221273a2..d35432bda1 100644
--- a/runtime_test.go
+++ b/runtime_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ func newTestRuntime() (*Runtime, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if err := CopyDirectory(unitTestStoreBase, root); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}