diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
index 75fb016..4afaef0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kselftest_harness.h
@@ -1225,16 +1225,7 @@ static void __run_test(struct __fixture_metadata *f,
 		t->exit_code = KSFT_FAIL;
 	} else if (child == 0) {
 		setpgrp();
-
-		/* Reset state inherited from the harness */
-		ksft_reset_state();
-
 		t->fn(t, variant);
-
-		if (__test_passed(t) && (ksft_get_fail_cnt() || ksft_get_error_cnt())) {
-			ksft_print_msg("Illegal usage of low-level ksft APIs in harness test\n");
-			t->exit_code = KSFT_FAIL;
-		}
 		_exit(t->exit_code);
 	} else {
 		t->pid = child;