diff --git a/connectivity/check/test.go b/connectivity/check/test.go
index 7e512c6bc5..bdb69b07ca 100644
--- a/connectivity/check/test.go
+++ b/connectivity/check/test.go
@@ -669,12 +669,7 @@ func (t *Test) WithFeatureRequirements(reqs ...features.Requirement) *Test {
 // podCIDR => nodeIP routes needs to be installed on a node which doesn't run
 // Cilium before running the test (and removed after the test completion).
 func (t *Test) WithIPRoutesFromOutsideToPodCIDRs() *Test {
-	if !t.Context().Params().IncludeUnsafeTests {
-		t.Fatal("WithIPRoutesFromOutsideToPodCIDRs() requires enabling --include-unsafe-tests")
-	}
-
 	t.installIPRoutesFromOutsideToPodCIDRs = true
-
 	return t
 }