diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox/sandbox.ts b/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox/sandbox.ts
index 44df88cc95db..df8fdbe6c6c4 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox/sandbox.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/src/sandbox/sandbox.ts
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ export async function createSandbox(config: Partial<SandboxConfig> = {}, userLog
     if (config.testAccounts) {
       if (aztecNodeConfig.p2pEnabled) {
         userLog(`Not setting up test accounts as we are connecting to a network`);
-      } else if (config.noPXE) {
-        userLog(`Not setting up test accounts as we are not exposing a PXE`);
       } else {
         return await getInitialTestAccounts();
       }