diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tool_util/verify/interactor.py b/lib/galaxy/tool_util/verify/interactor.py
index 7b8ccd52f8a..28627ac8d0c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tool_util/verify/interactor.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tool_util/verify/interactor.py
@@ -1332,14 +1332,6 @@ def _verify_outputs(testdef, history, jobs, data_list, data_collection_list, gal
 
     job_stdio = galaxy_interactor.get_job_stdio(job["id"])
 
-    if testdef.num_outputs is not None:
-        expected = testdef.num_outputs
-        actual = len(data_list) + len(data_collection_list)
-        if expected != actual:
-            message = f"Incorrect number of outputs - expected {expected}, found {actual}: datasets {data_list.keys()} collections {data_collection_list.keys()}"
-            error = AssertionError(message)
-            register_exception(error)
-
     if testdef.num_outputs is not None:
         expected = testdef.num_outputs
         actual = len(data_list) + len(data_collection_list)