diff --git a/lib/utils.pm b/lib/utils.pm
index 4d9200da..bcc280e5 100644
--- a/lib/utils.pm
+++ b/lib/utils.pm
@@ -347,12 +347,7 @@ sub start_cockpit {
     assert_script_run "sed -i -e 's,enable_xauth=1,enable_xauth=0,g' /usr/bin/startx";
     # run firefox directly in X as root. never do this, kids!
     type_string "startx /usr/bin/firefox -width 1024 -height 768 http://localhost:9090\n";
-    # As of 2018-08-24, X is starting slow in Rawhide, seemingly due
-    # to an SELinux denial...handle this, but softfail
-    unless (check_screen "cockpit_login", 30) {
-        record_soft_failure "X starting slowly! Maybe RHBZ#1622254";
-        assert_screen "cockpit_login", 30;
-    }
+    assert_screen "cockpit_login", 30;
     # this happened on early Modular Server composes...
     record_soft_failure "Unbranded Cockpit" if (match_has_tag "cockpit_login_unbranded");
     wait_still_screen 5;