diff --git a/daemon/graphdriver/copy/copy_test.go b/daemon/graphdriver/copy/copy_test.go
index 491bf78c9a..5fac6fc411 100644
--- a/daemon/graphdriver/copy/copy_test.go
+++ b/daemon/graphdriver/copy/copy_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ func TestCopyDir(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		dstPath := filepath.Join(dstDir, relPath)
-		assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 		// If we add non-regular dirs and files to the test
 		// then we need to add more checks here.