diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_map_in_map.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_map_in_map.c
index eb90a6b8850d2f..f4d753185001af 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_map_in_map.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_map_in_map.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void test_lookup_update(void)
 	int map1_fd, map2_fd, map3_fd, map4_fd, map5_fd, map1_id, map2_id;
 	int outer_arr_fd, outer_hash_fd, outer_arr_dyn_fd;
 	struct test_btf_map_in_map *skel;
-	int err, key = 0, val, i, fd;
+	int err, key = 0, val, i;
 
 	skel = test_btf_map_in_map__open_and_load();
 	if (CHECK(!skel, "skel_open", "failed to open&load skeleton\n"))
@@ -102,30 +102,6 @@ static void test_lookup_update(void)
 	CHECK(map1_id == 0, "map1_id", "failed to get ID 1\n");
 	CHECK(map2_id == 0, "map2_id", "failed to get ID 2\n");
 
-	test_btf_map_in_map__destroy(skel);
-	skel = NULL;
-
-	/* we need to either wait for or force synchronize_rcu(), before
-	 * checking for "still exists" condition, otherwise map could still be
-	 * resolvable by ID, causing false positives.
-	 *
-	 * Older kernels (5.8 and earlier) freed map only after two
-	 * synchronize_rcu()s, so trigger two, to be entirely sure.
-	 */
-	CHECK(kern_sync_rcu(), "sync_rcu", "failed\n");
-	CHECK(kern_sync_rcu(), "sync_rcu", "failed\n");
-
-	fd = bpf_map_get_fd_by_id(map1_id);
-	if (CHECK(fd >= 0, "map1_leak", "inner_map1 leaked!\n")) {
-		close(fd);
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-	fd = bpf_map_get_fd_by_id(map2_id);
-	if (CHECK(fd >= 0, "map2_leak", "inner_map2 leaked!\n")) {
-		close(fd);
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
 cleanup:
 	test_btf_map_in_map__destroy(skel);
 }