diff --git a/src/network/netdev/macsec.c b/src/network/netdev/macsec.c
index 03ac92daaf..c0ddab212a 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/macsec.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/macsec.c
@@ -970,8 +970,6 @@ static int macsec_read_key_file(NetDev *netdev, SecurityAssociation *sa) {
         if (!sa->key_file)
                 return 0;
 
-        (void) warn_file_is_world_accessible(sa->key_file, NULL, NULL, 0);
-
         r = read_full_file_full(
                         AT_FDCWD, sa->key_file, UINT64_MAX, SIZE_MAX,
                         READ_FULL_FILE_SECURE | READ_FULL_FILE_UNHEX | READ_FULL_FILE_WARN_WORLD_READABLE | READ_FULL_FILE_CONNECT_SOCKET,
diff --git a/src/network/netdev/wireguard.c b/src/network/netdev/wireguard.c
index 99ec09c641..b858e20ed6 100644
--- a/src/network/netdev/wireguard.c
+++ b/src/network/netdev/wireguard.c
@@ -1085,8 +1085,6 @@ static int wireguard_read_key_file(const char *filename, uint8_t dest[static WG_
 
         assert(dest);
 
-        (void) warn_file_is_world_accessible(filename, NULL, NULL, 0);
-
         r = read_full_file_full(
                         AT_FDCWD, filename, UINT64_MAX, SIZE_MAX,
                         READ_FULL_FILE_SECURE | READ_FULL_FILE_UNBASE64 | READ_FULL_FILE_WARN_WORLD_READABLE | READ_FULL_FILE_CONNECT_SOCKET,