diff --git a/tests/kms_rotation_crc.c b/tests/kms_rotation_crc.c
index ae0ca213..a68aece0 100644
--- a/tests/kms_rotation_crc.c
+++ b/tests/kms_rotation_crc.c
@@ -83,15 +83,11 @@ static bool prepare_crtc(data_t *data, enum pipe pipe)
 {
 	drmModeModeInfo *mode;
 	igt_display_t *display = &data->display;
-	igt_output_t *output = data->output;
 	int fb_id;
 
 	igt_output_set_pipe(output, pipe);
 	igt_display_commit(display);
 
-	if (!data->output->valid)
-		return false;
-
 	/* create the pipe_crc object for this pipe */
 	if (data->pipe_crc)
 		igt_pipe_crc_free(data->pipe_crc);