diff --git a/console.go b/console.go
index 9085d8f..1c81441 100644
--- a/console.go
+++ b/console.go
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ func NewFileSerialPortAttachment(path string, shouldAppend bool) (*FileSerialPor
 	if macosMajorVersionLessThan(11) {
 		return nil, ErrUnsupportedOSVersion
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 
 	cpath := charWithGoString(path)
 	defer cpath.Free()
diff --git a/issues_test.go b/issues_test.go
index 95eb3fa..f7c48c4 100644
--- a/issues_test.go
+++ b/issues_test.go
@@ -93,13 +93,8 @@ func TestIssue43(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		cases := map[string]func() error{
-			// This is also fixed issue #71
-			"NewFileSerialPortAttachment": func() error {
-				_, err := NewFileSerialPortAttachment(doesNotExists, false)
-				return err
-			},
 			"NewSharedDirectory": func() error {
-				_, err := NewFileSerialPortAttachment(doesNotExists, false)
+				_, err := NewSharedDirectory(doesNotExists, false)
 				return err
 			},
 			"NewDiskImageStorageDeviceAttachment": func() error {
@@ -113,7 +108,7 @@ func TestIssue43(t *testing.T) {
 				if err == nil {
 					t.Fatal("expected returns error")
 				}
-				if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+				if !errors.Is(err, ErrUnsupportedOSVersion) && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 					t.Errorf("want underlying error %q but got %q", os.ErrNotExist, err)
 				}
 			})