diff --git a/command/plan_test.go b/command/plan_test.go
index e89103b792..46b631a6f0 100644
--- a/command/plan_test.go
+++ b/command/plan_test.go
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ func TestPlan_plan(t *testing.T) {
 	if code := c.Run(args); code != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("wrong exit status %d; want 1\nstderr: %s", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
 	}
-
-	if p.ReadResourceCalled {
-		t.Fatal("ReadResource should not have been called")
-	}
 }
 
 func TestPlan_destroy(t *testing.T) {
@@ -142,10 +138,6 @@ func TestPlan_destroy(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("bad: %d\n\n%s", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
 	}
 
-	if !p.ReadResourceCalled {
-		t.Fatal("ReadResource should have been called")
-	}
-
 	plan := testReadPlan(t, outPath)
 	for _, rc := range plan.Changes.Resources {
 		if got, want := rc.Action, plans.Delete; got != want {