diff --git a/side-node/src/init.rs b/side-node/src/init.rs
index 933dca0..7961ed4 100644
--- a/side-node/src/init.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/init.rs
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ mod tests {
 
         // check that the pem is readable
         let pem = fs::read_to_string(file_path).unwrap();
-        assert!(pem.contains("PUBLIC"));
-        assert!(pem.contains("PRIVATE"));
-
         assert!(pem::parse_many(&pem).is_ok());
     }