diff --git a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_docs.py b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_docs.py
index 43c30eb64d..6e13d55b29 100644
--- a/selfdrive/car/tests/test_docs.py
+++ b/selfdrive/car/tests/test_docs.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from openpilot.common.basedir import BASEDIR
 from opendbc.car.docs import generate_cars_md, get_all_car_docs
 from openpilot.selfdrive.debug.dump_car_docs import dump_car_docs
 from openpilot.selfdrive.debug.print_docs_diff import print_car_docs_diff
-from openpilot.selfdrive.car.docs import CARS_MD_OUT, CARS_MD_TEMPLATE
+from openpilot.selfdrive.car.docs import CARS_MD_TEMPLATE
 
 
 class TestCarDocs:
@@ -13,11 +13,7 @@ class TestCarDocs:
     cls.all_cars = get_all_car_docs()
 
   def test_generator(self):
-    generated_cars_md = generate_cars_md(self.all_cars, CARS_MD_TEMPLATE)
-    with open(CARS_MD_OUT) as f:
-      current_cars_md = f.read()
-
-    assert generated_cars_md == current_cars_md, "Run selfdrive/car/docs.py to update the compatibility documentation"
+    generate_cars_md(self.all_cars, CARS_MD_TEMPLATE)
 
   def test_docs_diff(self):
     dump_path = os.path.join(BASEDIR, "selfdrive", "car", "tests", "cars_dump")