diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_helpers.h b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_helpers.h
index 6c93215be8a3a5..c88dce27a9584d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_helpers.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_helpers.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static inline __u32 ifindex_from_link_fd(int fd)
 	return link_info.tcx.ifindex;
 }
 
-static inline void __assert_mprog_count(int target, int expected, bool miniq, int ifindex)
+static inline void __assert_mprog_count(int target, int expected, int ifindex)
 {
 	__u32 count = 0, attach_flags = 0;
 	int err;
@@ -53,20 +53,17 @@ static inline void __assert_mprog_count(int target, int expected, bool miniq, in
 	err = bpf_prog_query(ifindex, target, 0, &attach_flags,
 			     NULL, &count);
 	ASSERT_EQ(count, expected, "count");
-	if (!expected && !miniq)
-		ASSERT_EQ(err, -ENOENT, "prog_query");
-	else
-		ASSERT_EQ(err, 0, "prog_query");
+	ASSERT_EQ(err, 0, "prog_query");
 }
 
 static inline void assert_mprog_count(int target, int expected)
 {
-	__assert_mprog_count(target, expected, false, loopback);
+	__assert_mprog_count(target, expected, loopback);
 }
 
 static inline void assert_mprog_count_ifindex(int ifindex, int target, int expected)
 {
-	__assert_mprog_count(target, expected, false, ifindex);
+	__assert_mprog_count(target, expected, ifindex);
 }
 
 #endif /* TC_HELPERS */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_links.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_links.c
index 74fc1fe9ee2614..073fbdbea96875 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_links.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_links.c
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ static void test_tc_chain_mixed(int target)
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "prog_detach"))
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	__assert_mprog_count(target, 0, true, loopback);
+	assert_mprog_count(target, 0);
 
 	ASSERT_OK(system(ping_cmd), ping_cmd);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_opts.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_opts.c
index aeec10bb3396a9..2174bea3427ebb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_opts.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/tc_opts.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static void test_tc_chain_classic(int target, bool chain_tc_old)
 	if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "prog_detach"))
 		goto cleanup;
 
-	__assert_mprog_count(target, 0, chain_tc_old, loopback);
+	assert_mprog_count(target, 0);
 cleanup:
 	if (tc_attached) {
 		tc_opts.flags = tc_opts.prog_fd = tc_opts.prog_id = 0;
@@ -2250,7 +2250,7 @@ static void test_tc_opts_delete_empty(int target, bool chain_tc_old)
 				       BPF_TC_INGRESS : BPF_TC_EGRESS;
 		err = bpf_tc_hook_create(&tc_hook);
 		ASSERT_OK(err, "bpf_tc_hook_create");
-		__assert_mprog_count(target, 0, true, loopback);
+		assert_mprog_count(target, 0);
 	}
 	err = bpf_prog_detach_opts(0, loopback, target, &optd);
 	ASSERT_EQ(err, -ENOENT, "prog_detach");
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ static void test_tc_chain_mixed(int target)
 cleanup_opts:
 	err = bpf_prog_detach_opts(detach_fd, loopback, target, &optd);
 	ASSERT_OK(err, "prog_detach");
-	__assert_mprog_count(target, 0, true, loopback);
+	assert_mprog_count(target, 0);
 
 	ASSERT_OK(system(ping_cmd), ping_cmd);