diff --git a/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991-20171219.json b/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991-20171219.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 87d38476..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991-20171219.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "width": 191,
-      "xpos": 393,
-      "ypos": 92,
-      "type": "match",
-      "height": 21
-    }
-  ],
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "DESKTOP-gnome",
-    "desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991"
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991-20171219.png b/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991-20171219.png
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index b364d336..00000000
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991.json b/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b0fe0d2..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "tags": [
-    "DESKTOP-gnome",
-    "desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991"
-  ],
-  "properties": [],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 455,
-      "ypos": 344,
-      "width": 114,
-      "height": 114,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991.png b/needles/gnome/desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 5336c81c..00000000
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diff --git a/tests/desktop_update_graphical.pm b/tests/desktop_update_graphical.pm
index 08f5c940..b9dba853 100644
--- a/tests/desktop_update_graphical.pm
+++ b/tests/desktop_update_graphical.pm
@@ -46,16 +46,7 @@ sub run {
         # refresh updates
         assert_and_click 'desktop_package_tool_update_refresh', '', 120;
     }
-    # wait for refresh, then apply updates, using a C-style loop so we
-    # can reset it if needed due to RHBZ #1314991
-    for (my $n = 1; $n < 6; $n++) {
-        # Check if we see the 'cancelled by user action' error we get
-        # when #1314991 happens, if so, refresh and restart the loop
-        if (check_screen 'desktop_package_tool_update_bz1314991', 1) {
-            record_soft_failure "RHBZ #1314991 (background PK operation interfered with update)";
-            assert_and_click 'desktop_package_tool_update_refresh';
-            $n = 1;
-        }
+    for my $n (1..5) {
         last if (check_screen 'desktop_package_tool_update_apply', 120);
         mouse_set 10, 10;
         mouse_hide;