diff --git a/internal/backend/test/tests.go b/internal/backend/test/tests.go
index e32e2c421..2b4b31b8a 100644
--- a/internal/backend/test/tests.go
+++ b/internal/backend/test/tests.go
@@ -675,24 +675,21 @@ func (s *Suite) TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("lists aren't equal, want:\n  %v\n  got:\n%v\n", IDs, list)
 		}
 
-		// remove content if requested
-		if test.TestCleanupTempDirs {
-			var handles []restic.Handle
-			for _, ts := range testStrings {
-				id, err := restic.ParseID(ts.id)
-				test.OK(t, err)
+		var handles []restic.Handle
+		for _, ts := range testStrings {
+			id, err := restic.ParseID(ts.id)
+			test.OK(t, err)
 
-				h := restic.Handle{Type: tpe, Name: id.String()}
+			h := restic.Handle{Type: tpe, Name: id.String()}
 
-				found, err := b.Test(context.TODO(), h)
-				test.OK(t, err)
-				test.Assert(t, found, fmt.Sprintf("id %q not found", id))
+			found, err := b.Test(context.TODO(), h)
+			test.OK(t, err)
+			test.Assert(t, found, fmt.Sprintf("id %q not found", id))
 
-				handles = append(handles, h)
-			}
-
-			test.OK(t, s.delayedRemove(t, b, handles...))
+			handles = append(handles, h)
 		}
+
+		test.OK(t, s.delayedRemove(t, b, handles...))
 	}
 }