diff --git a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_unlink.c b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_unlink.c
index e72974c7d13..b504bb06deb 100644
--- a/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_unlink.c
+++ b/contrib/netbsd-tests/lib/libc/sys/t_unlink.c
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(unlink_basic, tc)
 		ATF_REQUIRE(unlink(path) == 0);
 
 		errno = 0;
-#ifdef	__FreeBSD__
-		ATF_REQUIRE_ERRNO(ENOENT, (fd = open(path, O_RDONLY)) == -1);
-		(void)close(fd);
-#else
 		ATF_REQUIRE_ERRNO(ENOENT, open(path, O_RDONLY) == -1);
-#endif
 	}
 }
 
@@ -128,12 +123,7 @@ ATF_TC_BODY(unlink_fifo, tc)
 	ATF_REQUIRE(unlink(path) == 0);
 
 	errno = 0;
-#ifdef	__FreeBSD__
-	ATF_REQUIRE_ERRNO(ENOENT, (fd = open(path, O_RDONLY)) == -1);
-	(void)close(fd);
-#else
 	ATF_REQUIRE_ERRNO(ENOENT, open(path, O_RDONLY) == -1);
-#endif
 }
 
 ATF_TC_CLEANUP(unlink_fifo, tc)