diff --git a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
index 75c70af522..0acb17b6ec 100644
--- a/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
+++ b/crypto/tlscredsx509.c
@@ -496,8 +496,7 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_sanity_check(QCryptoTLSCredsX509 *creds,
     size_t i;
     int ret = -1;
 
-    if (certFile &&
-        access(certFile, R_OK) == 0) {
+    if (certFile) {
         if (qcrypto_tls_creds_load_cert_list(creds,
                                              certFile,
                                              &certs,
@@ -508,16 +507,15 @@ qcrypto_tls_creds_x509_sanity_check(QCryptoTLSCredsX509 *creds,
             goto cleanup;
         }
     }
-    if (access(cacertFile, R_OK) == 0) {
-        if (qcrypto_tls_creds_load_cert_list(creds,
-                                             cacertFile,
-                                             &cacerts,
-                                             &ncacerts,
-                                             isServer,
-                                             true,
-                                             errp) < 0) {
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
+
+    if (qcrypto_tls_creds_load_cert_list(creds,
+                                         cacertFile,
+                                         &cacerts,
+                                         &ncacerts,
+                                         isServer,
+                                         true,
+                                         errp) < 0) {
+        goto cleanup;
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < ncerts; i++) {