diff --git a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client.py b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client.py
index 98f15c6625..016f57970c 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 cert = cafile = "ec_cert.der"
 key = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(cafile)
-    os.stat(key)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 
 async def handle_connection(reader, writer):
     data = await reader.read(100)
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_cert_required_error.py b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_cert_required_error.py
index 178ad39274..eac9a98bea 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_cert_required_error.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_cert_required_error.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 cert = cafile = "ec_cert.der"
 key = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(cafile)
-    os.stat(key)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 
 async def handle_connection(reader, writer):
     print("handle connection")
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_readline.py b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_readline.py
index da5f1afee2..6093628ce5 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_readline.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_readline.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 cert = cafile = "ec_cert.der"
 key = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(cafile)
-    os.stat(key)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 
 async def handle_connection(reader, writer):
     data = await reader.readline()
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_verify_error.py b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_verify_error.py
index 362f0fc8ec..6dbff0482c 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_verify_error.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tls_server_client_verify_error.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 cert = cafile = "ec_cert.der"
 key = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(cafile)
-    os.stat(key)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 
 async def handle_connection(reader, writer):
     print("handle connection")
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/ssl_cert_ec.py b/tests/multi_net/ssl_cert_ec.py
index 2c5734e052..8ecbd4d34f 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/ssl_cert_ec.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/ssl_cert_ec.py
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 certfile = "ec_cert.der"
 keyfile = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(certfile)
-    os.stat(keyfile)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 with open(certfile, "rb") as cf:
     cert = cadata = cf.read()
 
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/ssl_cert_rsa.py b/tests/multi_net/ssl_cert_rsa.py
index d148c8ebcf..b99493b0ae 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/ssl_cert_rsa.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/ssl_cert_rsa.py
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 certfile = "rsa_cert.der"
 keyfile = "rsa_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(certfile)
-    os.stat(keyfile)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 with open(certfile, "rb") as cf:
     cert = cadata = cf.read()
 
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_check_hostname_error.py b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_check_hostname_error.py
index d85363f00b..6bd911ddfd 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_check_hostname_error.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_check_hostname_error.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 cert = cafile = "ec_cert.der"
 key = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(cafile)
-    os.stat(key)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 
 # Server
 def instance0():
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_getpeercert.py b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_getpeercert.py
index e9d96be248..e2d2a42511 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_getpeercert.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_getpeercert.py
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 cert = cafile = "ec_cert.der"
 key = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(cafile)
-    os.stat(key)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 
 # Server
 def instance0():
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_server_client_files.py b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_server_client_files.py
index 64a4215c75..48ff6376fa 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_server_client_files.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_server_client_files.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 cert = cafile = "ec_cert.der"
 key = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(cafile)
-    os.stat(key)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 
 # Server
 def instance0():
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_verify_error.py b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_verify_error.py
index 5dc461e770..07dcc690b7 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_verify_error.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_verify_error.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 cert = cafile = "ec_cert.der"
 key = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(cafile)
-    os.stat(key)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 
 # Server
 def instance0():
diff --git a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_verify_time_error.py b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_verify_time_error.py
index fbefdecf9f..7b986322d1 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_verify_time_error.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/sslcontext_verify_time_error.py
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ PORT = 8000
 cert = cafile = "expired_cert.der"
 key = "ec_key.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(cafile)
-    os.stat(key)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 
 # Server
 def instance0():
diff --git a/tests/net_inet/asyncio_tls_open_connection_readline.py b/tests/net_inet/asyncio_tls_open_connection_readline.py
index 70145d91a7..a0df88be4a 100644
--- a/tests/net_inet/asyncio_tls_open_connection_readline.py
+++ b/tests/net_inet/asyncio_tls_open_connection_readline.py
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ import asyncio
 
 ca_cert_chain = "isrg.der"
 
-try:
-    os.stat(ca_cert_chain)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 with open(ca_cert_chain, "rb") as ca:
     cadata = ca.read()
 
diff --git a/tests/net_inet/test_sslcontext_client.py b/tests/net_inet/test_sslcontext_client.py
index 0c83abb733..77f68da496 100644
--- a/tests/net_inet/test_sslcontext_client.py
+++ b/tests/net_inet/test_sslcontext_client.py
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ import ssl
 # $ openssl x509 -in mpycert.pem -out mpycert.der -outform DER
 
 ca_cert_chain = "mpycert.der"
-try:
-    os.stat(ca_cert_chain)
-except OSError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
 
 
 def main(use_stream=True):