diff --git a/osbuild/loop.py b/osbuild/loop.py
index 7f6021913d..2e05638ede 100644
--- a/osbuild/loop.py
+++ b/osbuild/loop.py
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
     "UnexpectedDevice"
 ]
 
-# can be mocked in tests
-DEV_PATH = "/dev"
-
 
 class UnexpectedDevice(Exception):
     def __init__(self, expected_minor, rdev, mode):
@@ -127,14 +124,8 @@ def __init__(self, minor, dir_fd=None):
 
         with contextlib.ExitStack() as stack:
             if not dir_fd:
-                dir_fd = os.open(DEV_PATH, os.O_DIRECTORY)
+                dir_fd = os.open("/dev", os.O_DIRECTORY)
                 stack.callback(lambda: os.close(dir_fd))
-            # ensure the device node is availale, in containers it may
-            # not get dynamically created
-            try:
-                self.mknod(dir_fd)
-            except FileExistsError:
-                pass
             self.fd = os.open(self.devname, os.O_RDWR, dir_fd=dir_fd)
 
         info = os.stat(self.fd)
@@ -543,7 +534,7 @@ def __init__(self, dir_fd=None):
 
         with contextlib.ExitStack() as stack:
             if not dir_fd:
-                dir_fd = os.open(DEV_PATH, os.O_DIRECTORY)
+                dir_fd = os.open("/dev", os.O_DIRECTORY)
                 stack.callback(lambda: os.close(dir_fd))
 
             self.fd = os.open("loop-control", os.O_RDWR, dir_fd=dir_fd)
diff --git a/test/mod/test_loop.py b/test/mod/test_loop.py
index fb052122b0..a668491572 100644
--- a/test/mod/test_loop.py
+++ b/test/mod/test_loop.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import contextlib
 import fcntl
 import os
-import pathlib
 import threading
 import time
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory, TemporaryFile
@@ -261,13 +260,3 @@ def on_close(l):
 def test_loop_handles_error_in_init(mocked_open):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
         loop.Loop(999)
-
-
-@pytest.mark.skipif(os.getuid() != 0, reason="root only")
-def test_loop_create_mknod():
-    # tmpdir must be /var/tmp because /tmp is usually mounted with "nodev"
-    with TemporaryDirectory(dir="/var/tmp") as tmpdir:
-        with patch.object(loop, "DEV_PATH", new=tmpdir):
-            lopo = loop.Loop(1337)
-            assert lopo.devname == "loop1337"
-            assert pathlib.Path(f"{tmpdir}/loop1337").is_block_device()