diff --git a/lib/utils.pm b/lib/utils.pm
index c42ca822..5fd45035 100644
--- a/lib/utils.pm
+++ b/lib/utils.pm
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ sub anaconda_create_user {
         @_
     );
     my $user_login = get_var("USER_LOGIN") || "test";
-    _assert_and_click("anaconda_install_user_creation", timeout=>$args{timeout});
+    assert_and_click("anaconda_install_user_creation", timeout=>$args{timeout});
     assert_screen "anaconda_install_user_creation_screen";
     # wait out animation
     wait_still_screen 2;
@@ -1089,26 +1089,6 @@ sub check_prerelease {
     }
 }
 
-sub _assert_and_click {
-    # this is a wrapper around assert_and_click which handles this:
-    # https://github.com/os-autoinst/os-autoinst/pull/1075/files
-    # it changed the signature without any backward compatibility, so
-    # earlier os-autoinsts require an *array* of args, but later ones
-    # require a *hash* of args. This works with both.
-    my $version = $OpenQA::Isotovideo::Interface::version;
-    my ($mustmatch, %args) = @_;
-    if ($version > 13) {
-        return assert_and_click($mustmatch, %args);
-    }
-    else {
-        $args{timeout}   //= $bmwqemu::default_timeout;
-        $args{button}    //= 'left';
-        $args{dclick}    //= 0;
-        $args{mousehide} //= 0;
-        return assert_and_click($mustmatch, $args{button}, $args{timeout}, 0, $args{dclick});
-    }
-}
-
 sub check_version {
     # This function checks if the correct version is display during installation
     # in Anaconda, i.e. nonlive media showing Rawhide when Rawhide and version numbers
diff --git a/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm b/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm
index 5e3705e1..b36290e9 100644
--- a/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm
+++ b/tests/_boot_to_anaconda.pm
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ sub run {
         else {
             # on lives, we have to explicitly launch anaconda
             if (get_var('LIVE')) {
-                _assert_and_click("live_start_anaconda_icon", timeout=>300);
+                assert_and_click("live_start_anaconda_icon", timeout=>300);
                 unless (check_screen "anaconda_select_install_lang", 180) {
                     # click it again - on KDE since 2019-10 or so it seems
                     # like the first attempt sometimes just doesn't work
-                    _assert_and_click("live_start_anaconda_icon", timeout=>300);
+                    assert_and_click("live_start_anaconda_icon", timeout=>300);
                 }
             }
             my $language = get_var('LANGUAGE') || 'english';
             # wait for anaconda to appear; we click to work around
             # RHBZ #1566066 if it happens
-            _assert_and_click("anaconda_select_install_lang", timeout=>300);
+            assert_and_click("anaconda_select_install_lang", timeout=>300);
             # Select install language
             wait_screen_change { assert_and_click "anaconda_select_install_lang_input"; };
             type_safely $language;
diff --git a/tests/desktop_update_graphical.pm b/tests/desktop_update_graphical.pm
index 1d435307..3f6f36ea 100644
--- a/tests/desktop_update_graphical.pm
+++ b/tests/desktop_update_graphical.pm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ sub run {
     # already be visible at this point, we may not need to refresh
     unless (check_screen ['desktop_package_tool_update_apply', 'desktop_package_tool_update_download'], 5) {
         # refresh updates
-        _assert_and_click('desktop_package_tool_update_refresh', timeout=>120);
+        assert_and_click('desktop_package_tool_update_refresh', timeout=>120);
     }
     # wait for refresh, then apply updates, moving the mouse every two
     # minutes to avoid the idle screen blank kicking in. Depending on