diff --git a/libvirt/tests/cfg/virtual_network/lifecycle/lifecycle_vdpa_interface.cfg b/libvirt/tests/cfg/virtual_network/lifecycle/lifecycle_vdpa_interface.cfg
index a145e619d4..15ab0814e3 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/cfg/virtual_network/lifecycle/lifecycle_vdpa_interface.cfg
+++ b/libvirt/tests/cfg/virtual_network/lifecycle/lifecycle_vdpa_interface.cfg
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     func_supported_since_libvirt_ver = (7, 3, 0)
     func_supported_since_qemu_kvm_ver = (6, 0, 0)
     iface_dict = {"source": {'dev':'/dev/vhost-vdpa-0'}}
-    save_error = "yes"
     variants test_target:
         - simulator:
         - mellanox:
diff --git a/libvirt/tests/src/virtual_network/lifecycle/lifecycle_vdpa_interface.py b/libvirt/tests/src/virtual_network/lifecycle/lifecycle_vdpa_interface.py
index d3d2aabc2c..9ef792c9b3 100644
--- a/libvirt/tests/src/virtual_network/lifecycle/lifecycle_vdpa_interface.py
+++ b/libvirt/tests/src/virtual_network/lifecycle/lifecycle_vdpa_interface.py
@@ -56,15 +56,12 @@ def run_test(dev_type, params, test_obj=None):
             vm, test_obj=test_obj, config_vdpa=True, **params)
 
         test.log.info("Save the VM.")
-        save_error = "yes" == params.get("save_error", "no")
         save_path = os.path.join(data_dir.get_tmp_dir(), vm.name + '.save')
-        res = virsh.save(vm.name, save_path, debug=True)
-        libvirt.check_exit_status(res, expect_error=save_error)
-        if not save_error:
-            test.log.info("Restore vm.")
-            virsh.restore(save_path, **VIRSH_ARGS)
-            check_points.check_network_accessibility(
-                vm, test_obj=test_obj, config_vdpa=False, **params)
+        virsh.save(vm.name, save_path, **VIRSH_ARGS)
+        test.log.info("Restore vm.")
+        virsh.restore(save_path, **VIRSH_ARGS)
+        check_points.check_network_accessibility(
+            vm, test_obj=test_obj, config_vdpa=False, **params)
 
         test.log.info("Suspend and resume the vm.")
         virsh.suspend(vm.name, **VIRSH_ARGS)