diff --git a/lib/OpenQA/Worker/Engines/isotovideo.pm b/lib/OpenQA/Worker/Engines/isotovideo.pm
index f5f8ee20f56..41ab7635888 100644
--- a/lib/OpenQA/Worker/Engines/isotovideo.pm
+++ b/lib/OpenQA/Worker/Engines/isotovideo.pm
@@ -253,11 +253,6 @@ sub sync_tests ($cache_client, $job, $vars, $shared_cache, $rsync_source, $remai
         });
 }
 
-sub _is_job_only_relying_on_git ($vars) {
-    my ($cd, $nd) = ($vars->{CASEDIR}, $vars->{NEEDLES_DIR});
-    return defined($cd) && looks_like_url_with_scheme($cd) && (!defined($nd) || looks_like_url_with_scheme($nd));
-}
-
 sub do_asset_caching ($job, $vars, $cache_dir, $assetkeys, $webui_host, $pooldir, $callback) {
     my $cache_client = OpenQA::CacheService::Client->new;
     cache_assets(
@@ -270,7 +265,7 @@ sub do_asset_caching ($job, $vars, $cache_dir, $assetkeys, $webui_host, $pooldir
         sub ($error) {
             return $callback->($error) if $error;
             my $rsync_source = $job->client->testpool_server;
-            return $callback->(undef) if !$rsync_source || _is_job_only_relying_on_git($vars);
+            return $callback->(undef) unless $rsync_source;
             my $attempts = CACHE_SERVICE_TEST_SYNC_ATTEMPTS;
             my $shared_cache = catdir($cache_dir, base_host($webui_host));
             sync_tests($cache_client, $job, $vars, $shared_cache, $rsync_source, $attempts, $callback);
diff --git a/t/24-worker-engine.t b/t/24-worker-engine.t
index 6b674a0d4c5..d1586332459 100755
--- a/t/24-worker-engine.t
+++ b/t/24-worker-engine.t
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ use OpenQA::Utils qw(testcasedir productdir needledir locate_asset base_host);
     use Mojo::Base -base;
     has id => 42;
     has worker => undef;
-    has client => sub { Test::FakeClient->new };
     sub post_setup_status { 1 }
     sub is_stopped_or_stopping { 0 }
 }
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ use OpenQA::Utils qw(testcasedir productdir needledir locate_asset base_host);
     has worker_id => 1;
     has webui_host => 'localhost';
     has service_port_delta => 2;
-    has testpool_server => 'fake-testpool-server';
 }
 
 $ENV{OPENQA_CONFIG} = "$FindBin::Bin/data/24-worker-overall";
@@ -198,7 +196,7 @@ sub _mock_cache_service_client ($status_data, $error = undef) {
     return $cache_client_mock;
 }
 
-subtest 'problems and special cases when caching assets' => sub {
+subtest 'problems when caching assets' => sub {
     my %fake_status = (status => 'processed', output => 'Download of "FOO" failed: 404 Not Found');
     my $cache_client_mock = _mock_cache_service_client \%fake_status;
     $cache_client_mock->redefine(asset_path => 'some/path');
@@ -207,9 +205,8 @@ subtest 'problems and special cases when caching assets' => sub {
     my $error = 'not called';
     my $cb = sub ($err) { $error = $err; Mojo::IOLoop->stop };
     my $job = Test::FakeJob->new;
-    my %vars = (ISO_1 => 'FOO', CASEDIR => 'https://foo.git', NEEDLES_DIR => 'https://bar.git');
     my @assets = ('ISO_1');
-    my @args = ($job, \%vars, \@assets, {ISO_1 => 'iso'}, 'webuihost', undef, $cb);
+    my @args = ($job, {ISO_1 => 'FOO'}, \@assets, {ISO_1 => 'iso'}, 'webuihost', undef, $cb);
     OpenQA::Worker::Engines::isotovideo::cache_assets(OpenQA::CacheService::Client->new, @args);
     Mojo::IOLoop->start;
     is $error->{error}, 'Failed to send asset request for FOO: some enqueue error',
@@ -230,33 +227,6 @@ subtest 'problems and special cases when caching assets' => sub {
     OpenQA::Worker::Engines::isotovideo::cache_assets(OpenQA::CacheService::Client->new, @args);
     Mojo::IOLoop->start;
     is $error->{error}, 'some severe error', 'job not "processed" due to some error';
-
-    subtest 'test sync skipped for Git-only jobs' => sub {
-        my $isotovideo_mock = Test::MockModule->new('OpenQA::Worker::Engines::isotovideo');
-        my $sync_tests_called;
-        $isotovideo_mock->redefine(cache_assets => sub (@args) { $args[-1]->(undef) });
-        $isotovideo_mock->redefine(sync_tests => sub (@) { $sync_tests_called = 1 });
-
-        OpenQA::Worker::Engines::isotovideo::do_asset_caching(@args);
-        is $error, undef, 'callback called without error (1)';
-        is $sync_tests_called, undef, 'sync tests was not called for Git-only job (separate needles repo)';
-
-        delete $vars{NEEDLES_DIR};    # no NEEDLES_DIR means needles are within CASEDIR
-        OpenQA::Worker::Engines::isotovideo::do_asset_caching(@args);
-        is $error, undef, 'callback called without error (2)';
-        is $sync_tests_called, undef, 'sync tests was not called for Git-only job (combined repo)';
-
-        $vars{NEEDLES_DIR} = 'relative/path';    # considered relative to default needles, relying on sync
-        OpenQA::Worker::Engines::isotovideo::do_asset_caching(@args);
-        is $error, undef, 'callback called without error (3)';
-        is $sync_tests_called, 1, 'sync tests called with relative NEEDLES_DIR (relative to default needles)';
-
-        delete $vars{CASEDIR};    # no CASEDIR means using default checkout, relying on sync
-        undef $sync_tests_called;
-        OpenQA::Worker::Engines::isotovideo::do_asset_caching(@args);
-        is $error, undef, 'callback called without error (4)';
-        is $sync_tests_called, 1, 'sync tests was called for job not using Git at all';
-    };
 };
 
 subtest '_handle_asset_processed' => sub {