diff --git a/Tests/test_image_access.py b/Tests/test_image_access.py
index a847264d2..013a24232 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image_access.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image_access.py
@@ -317,4 +317,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
         assert process.returncode == 0
 
     def teardown_method(self) -> None:
-        os.remove("embed_pil.c")
+        try:
+            os.remove("embed_pil.c")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            pass