diff --git a/test/pri_sort.t b/test/pri_sort.t
index f084a6bc0..a6ee30cd1 100755
--- a/test/pri_sort.t
+++ b/test/pri_sort.t
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Test::More tests => 34;
+use Test::More tests => 32;
 
 # Ensure environment has no influence.
 delete $ENV{'TASKDATA'};
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ if (open my $fh, '>', 'pri.rc')
   print $fh "data.location=.\n",
             "verbose=off\n";
   close $fh;
-  ok (-r 'pri.rc', 'Created pri.rc');
 }
 
 # Verify that priorities can be select with the 'over' and 'under' modifiers.
@@ -98,11 +97,5 @@ unlike ($output, qr/_/, 'pri _ !> _');
 
 # Cleanup.
 unlink qw(pending.data completed.data undo.data backlog.data pri.rc);
-ok (! -r 'pending.data'   &&
-    ! -r 'completed.data' &&
-    ! -r 'undo.data'      &&
-    ! -r 'backlog.data'   &&
-    ! -r 'pri.rc', 'Cleanup');
-
 exit 0;