diff --git a/tests/sys/fs/fusefs/write.cc b/tests/sys/fs/fusefs/write.cc
index 37d817484a8c..0f0313d976bc 100644
--- a/tests/sys/fs/fusefs/write.cc
+++ b/tests/sys/fs/fusefs/write.cc
@@ -65,19 +65,6 @@ void expect_release(uint64_t ino, ProcessMockerT r)
 	).WillRepeatedly(Invoke(r));
 }
 
-void require_sync_resize_0() {
-	const char *sync_resize_node = "vfs.fusefs.sync_resize";
-	int val = 0;
-	size_t size = sizeof(val);
-
-	ASSERT_EQ(0, sysctlbyname(sync_resize_node, &val, &size, NULL, 0))
-		<< strerror(errno);
-	if (val != 0)
-		GTEST_SKIP() <<
-			"vfs.fusefs.sync_resize must be set to 0 for this test."
-			"  That sysctl will probably be removed soon.";
-}
-
 };
 
 class AioWrite: public Write {
@@ -192,8 +179,6 @@ TEST_F(Write, append)
 	uint64_t initial_offset = m_maxbcachebuf;
 	int fd;
 
-	require_sync_resize_0();
-
 	expect_lookup(RELPATH, ino, initial_offset);
 	expect_open(ino, 0, 1);
 	expect_write(ino, initial_offset, BUFSIZE, BUFSIZE, 0, CONTENTS);