diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/tests/safety/conftest.py b/llama_stack/providers/tests/safety/conftest.py
index 3e46f0d50..4a755874a 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/tests/safety/conftest.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/tests/safety/conftest.py
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
     if "safety_shield" in metafunc.fixturenames:
         shield_id = metafunc.config.getoption("--safety-shield")
         if shield_id:
-            assert shield_id.startswith("meta-llama/")
             params = [pytest.param(shield_id, id="")]
         else:
             params = SAFETY_SHIELD_PARAMS