diff --git a/internal/cloud/backend_test.go b/internal/cloud/backend_test.go
index b6ed803781..f857c5cef5 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/backend_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/backend_test.go
@@ -447,18 +447,6 @@ func TestCloud_config(t *testing.T) {
 		confErr string
 		valErr  string
 	}{
-		"with_a_nonexisting_organization": {
-			config: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
-				"hostname":     cty.NullVal(cty.String),
-				"organization": cty.StringVal("nonexisting"),
-				"token":        cty.NullVal(cty.String),
-				"workspaces": cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
-					"name": cty.StringVal("prod"),
-					"tags": cty.NullVal(cty.Set(cty.String)),
-				}),
-			}),
-			confErr: "organization \"nonexisting\" at host app.terraform.io not found",
-		},
 		"with_an_unknown_host": {
 			config: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
 				"hostname":     cty.StringVal("nonexisting.local"),