diff --git a/needles/cockpit/cockpit_logs_apply-20210819.json b/needles/cockpit/cockpit_logs_apply-20210819.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f36347a7..00000000
--- a/needles/cockpit/cockpit_logs_apply-20210819.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 854,
-      "ypos": 251,
-      "width": 20,
-      "height": 23,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
-  ],
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "cockpit_logs_apply"
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/cockpit/cockpit_logs_apply-20210819.png b/needles/cockpit/cockpit_logs_apply-20210819.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 45396a02..00000000
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diff --git a/tests/server_cockpit_basic.pm b/tests/server_cockpit_basic.pm
index cef7a79b..3db6f021 100644
--- a/tests/server_cockpit_basic.pm
+++ b/tests/server_cockpit_basic.pm
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ sub run {
     type_string "info\n";
     wait_still_screen 5;
     # now click an entry
-    unless (check_screen "cockpit_logs_entry") {
-        # in cockpit 251, just hitting enter doesn't apply the change,
-        # we have to click a button. FIXME: in future this will be
-        # fixed and we will be able to remove this workaround:
-        # https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/16243
-        assert_and_click "cockpit_logs_apply";
-        record_soft_failure "needed to click to apply filter change - https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/16243";
-        wait_still_screen 5;
-    }
     assert_and_click "cockpit_logs_entry";
     # check we get to the appropriate detail screen
     assert_screen "cockpit_logs_detail";