diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
index cf34b3325180..0f1e17bcdbd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
@@ -87,15 +87,7 @@ let
         substituteInPlace Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl \
           --replace 'ENGINESDIR=$(libdir)/engines-{- $sover_dirname -}' \
                     'ENGINESDIR=$(OPENSSLDIR)/engines-{- $sover_dirname -}'
-      ''
-      # This test will fail if the error strings between the build libc and host
-      # libc mismatch, e.g. when cross-compiling from glibc to musl
-      +
-        lib.optionalString
-          (finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck && stdenv.hostPlatform.libc != stdenv.buildPlatform.libc)
-          ''
-            rm test/recipes/02-test_errstr.t
-          '';
+      '';
 
       outputs = [
         "bin"