diff --git a/tests/openpgp/tofu.scm b/tests/openpgp/tofu.scm
index f4de1d822..e514ddfd1 100755
--- a/tests/openpgp/tofu.scm
+++ b/tests/openpgp/tofu.scm
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
 
 ;; Carefully remove the TOFU db.
 (catch '() (unlink (string-append GNUPGHOME "/tofu.db")))
-(catch '() (unlink-recursively (string-append GNUPGHOME "/tofu.d")))
 
 ;; Verify a message.  There should be no conflict and the trust
 ;; policy should be set to auto.