diff --git a/docker-tests/tests/docker_tests/test_prod_image.py b/docker-tests/tests/docker_tests/test_prod_image.py
index 3c4bf9528e8be..984ab7d0e9037 100644
--- a/docker-tests/tests/docker_tests/test_prod_image.py
+++ b/docker-tests/tests/docker_tests/test_prod_image.py
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ def test_check_dependencies_imports(
                 image=default_docker_image,
             )
             if python_version.startswith("Python 3.13"):
-                import_names.remove("airflow.providers.fab")
+                if "airflow.providers.fab" in import_names:
+                    import_names.remove("airflow.providers.fab")
         run_python_in_docker(f"import {','.join(import_names)}", image=default_docker_image)
 
     def test_there_is_no_opt_airflow_airflow_folder(self, default_docker_image):