diff --git a/core/embed/prodtest/main.c b/core/embed/prodtest/main.c
index 331173a740..c6a7144d45 100644
--- a/core/embed/prodtest/main.c
+++ b/core/embed/prodtest/main.c
@@ -402,12 +402,17 @@ static void test_sd(void) {
   static uint32_t buf1[BLOCK_SIZE / sizeof(uint32_t)];
   static uint32_t buf2[BLOCK_SIZE / sizeof(uint32_t)];
 
+#ifndef TREZOR_MODEL_T3T1
   if (sectrue != sdcard_is_present()) {
     vcp_println("ERROR NOCARD");
     return;
   }
+#endif
 
-  ensure(sdcard_power_on(), NULL);
+  if (sectrue != sdcard_power_on_unchecked()) {
+    vcp_println("ERROR POWER ON");
+    return;
+  }
   if (sectrue != sdcard_read_blocks(buf1, 0, BLOCK_SIZE / SDCARD_BLOCK_SIZE)) {
     vcp_println("ERROR sdcard_read_blocks (0)");
     goto power_off;
diff --git a/core/embed/trezorhal/sdcard.h b/core/embed/trezorhal/sdcard.h
index 3952f8d29c..8e76740991 100644
--- a/core/embed/trezorhal/sdcard.h
+++ b/core/embed/trezorhal/sdcard.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define SDCARD_BLOCK_SIZE (512)
 
 void sdcard_init(void);
+secbool __wur sdcard_power_on_unchecked(void);
 secbool __wur sdcard_power_on(void);
 void sdcard_power_off(void);
 secbool __wur sdcard_is_present(void);
diff --git a/core/embed/trezorhal/stm32f4/sdcard.c b/core/embed/trezorhal/stm32f4/sdcard.c
index 023c66437b..c4d26e481d 100644
--- a/core/embed/trezorhal/stm32f4/sdcard.c
+++ b/core/embed/trezorhal/stm32f4/sdcard.c
@@ -148,10 +148,7 @@ void HAL_SD_MspDeInit(SD_HandleTypeDef *hsd) {
   }
 }
 
-secbool sdcard_power_on(void) {
-  if (sectrue != sdcard_is_present()) {
-    return secfalse;
-  }
+secbool sdcard_power_on_unchecked(void) {
   if (sd_handle.Instance) {
     return sectrue;
   }
@@ -200,6 +197,14 @@ error:
   return secfalse;
 }
 
+secbool sdcard_power_on(void) {
+  if (sectrue != sdcard_is_present()) {
+    return secfalse;
+  }
+
+  return sdcard_power_on_unchecked();
+}
+
 void sdcard_power_off(void) {
   if (sd_handle.Instance) {
     HAL_SD_DeInit(&sd_handle);
diff --git a/core/embed/trezorhal/stm32u5/sdcard.c b/core/embed/trezorhal/stm32u5/sdcard.c
index fd1058531a..dfcac39437 100644
--- a/core/embed/trezorhal/stm32u5/sdcard.c
+++ b/core/embed/trezorhal/stm32u5/sdcard.c
@@ -152,10 +152,7 @@ void HAL_SD_MspDeInit(SD_HandleTypeDef *hsd) {
   }
 }
 
-secbool sdcard_power_on(void) {
-  if (sectrue != sdcard_is_present()) {
-    return secfalse;
-  }
+secbool sdcard_power_on_unchecked(void) {
   if (sd_handle.Instance) {
     return sectrue;
   }
@@ -203,6 +200,14 @@ error:
   return secfalse;
 }
 
+secbool sdcard_power_on(void) {
+  if (sectrue != sdcard_is_present()) {
+    return secfalse;
+  }
+
+  return sdcard_power_on_unchecked();
+}
+
 void sdcard_power_off(void) {
   if (sd_handle.Instance) {
     HAL_SD_DeInit(&sd_handle);
diff --git a/core/embed/trezorhal/unix/sdcard.c b/core/embed/trezorhal/unix/sdcard.c
index c06e7a3b49..6f083c3931 100644
--- a/core/embed/trezorhal/unix/sdcard.c
+++ b/core/embed/trezorhal/unix/sdcard.c
@@ -87,12 +87,14 @@ void sdcard_init(void) {
 
 secbool sdcard_is_present(void) { return sectrue; }
 
-secbool sdcard_power_on(void) {
+secbool sdcard_power_on_unchecked(void) {
   sdcard_init();
   sdcard_powered = sectrue;
   return sectrue;
 }
 
+secbool sdcard_power_on(void) { return sdcard_power_on_unchecked(); }
+
 void sdcard_power_off(void) { sdcard_powered = secfalse; }
 
 uint64_t sdcard_get_capacity_in_bytes(void) {