diff --git a/tools/shell/regression/testcases/shadow.exp b/tools/shell/regression/testcases/shadow.exp
index a5bcb7cbd7..ce5571f1e9 100644
--- a/tools/shell/regression/testcases/shadow.exp
+++ b/tools/shell/regression/testcases/shadow.exp
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 .TRY Shadow CIB management
 .INP: cib
 .EXT >/dev/null </dev/null crm_shadow 2>&1
 .INP: new regtest force
 .EXT >/dev/null </dev/null crm_shadow -c 'regtest' --force
 INFO: 2: regtest shadow CIB created
-.EXT test -r '/var/lib/heartbeat/crm/shadow.regtest'
 .INP: reset regtest
 .EXT >/dev/null </dev/null crm_shadow -r 'regtest'
 INFO: 3: copied live CIB to regtest
 .INP: use regtest
-.EXT test -r '/var/lib/heartbeat/crm/shadow.regtest'
 .INP: commit regtest
 .EXT >/dev/null </dev/null crm_shadow -C 'regtest' --force
 INFO: 5: commited 'regtest' shadow CIB to the cluster
 .INP: delete regtest
 ERROR: 6: regtest shadow CIB is in use
 .INP: use
 .INP: delete regtest
 .EXT >/dev/null </dev/null crm_shadow -D 'regtest' --force
 INFO: 8: regtest shadow CIB deleted