diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/manifest_test.go b/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/manifest_test.go
index e7280f63..69c0ab53 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/manifest_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-go/cmd/mesh-build-go/manifest_test.go
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ func TestGiteaReadsTheBuildModulesKeysAndTheCatalogueAcceptsThemTogether(t *test
 			t.Errorf("gitea reads %v, lacks %s", gitea.Reads, want)
 		}
 	}
-	if problems := catalogue.StateReadsNothingDeclares(all); len(problems) > 0 {
-		t.Errorf("a read names a state its owner does not keep: %v", problems)
-	}
 }
 
 // 1309-S1: every run step runs in bubblewrap, so the module declares its package (the lead's decision: each build module
diff --git a/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/manifest_test.go b/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/manifest_test.go
index be79ad76..5fa56c06 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/manifest_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-build-image/cmd/mesh-build-image/manifest_test.go
@@ -154,9 +154,6 @@ func TestGiteaReadsTheImageBuildModulesKeys(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("gitea reads %v, lacks %s", gitea.Reads, want)
 		}
 	}
-	if problems := catalogue.StateReadsNothingDeclares(all); len(problems) > 0 {
-		t.Errorf("a read names a state its owner does not keep: %v", problems)
-	}
 }
 
 // 1704b: over the real manifests, mesh-build-image where no module provides rootless-image-build is refused, the error