diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_custom_stats/test_custom_fixed_stats.c b/src/test/modules/test_custom_stats/test_custom_fixed_stats.c
index a066ce117a6..32be1d587a1 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/test_custom_stats/test_custom_fixed_stats.c
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_custom_stats/test_custom_fixed_stats.c
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ static const PgStat_KindInfo custom_stats = {
 void
 _PG_init(void)
 {
-	/* Must be loaded via shared_preload_libraries */
-	if (!process_shared_preload_libraries_in_progress)
-		return;
-
 	/* Register custom statistics kind */
 	pgstat_register_kind(PGSTAT_KIND_TEST_CUSTOM_FIXED_STATS, &custom_stats);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/modules/test_custom_stats/test_custom_var_stats.c b/src/test/modules/test_custom_stats/test_custom_var_stats.c
index 863d6a52492..024dae85a45 100644
--- a/src/test/modules/test_custom_stats/test_custom_var_stats.c
+++ b/src/test/modules/test_custom_stats/test_custom_var_stats.c
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ static const PgStat_KindInfo custom_stats = {
 void
 _PG_init(void)
 {
-	/* Must be loaded via shared_preload_libraries */
-	if (!process_shared_preload_libraries_in_progress)
-		return;
-
 	/* Register custom statistics kind */
 	pgstat_register_kind(PGSTAT_KIND_TEST_CUSTOM_VAR_STATS, &custom_stats);
 }