diff --git a/.ci/pytest.sh b/.ci/pytest.sh
index 908d18188..c6998df66 100755
--- a/.ci/pytest.sh
+++ b/.ci/pytest.sh
@@ -26,18 +26,6 @@ pmbootstrap work_migrate
 pmbootstrap config aports "$pmaports"
 pmbootstrap -q shutdown
 
-# Make sure we have a valid device (pmbootstrap#1128)
-device="$(pmbootstrap config device)"
-deviceinfo="$pmaports/device/*/device-$device/deviceinfo"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2086
-if ! [ -e $deviceinfo ]; then
-	echo "ERROR: Could not find deviceinfo file for selected device '$device'."
-	echo "Expected path: $deviceinfo"
-	echo "Maybe you have switched to a branch where your device does not exist?"
-	echo "Use 'pmbootstrap config device qemu-amd64' to switch to a valid device."
-	exit 1
-fi
-
 # Needed to import "common"
 export PYTHONPATH=".ci/lib"
 # Run testcases