diff --git a/src/app-layout/__tests__/utils.tsx b/src/app-layout/__tests__/utils.tsx
index 1a408d5337..24963823ad 100644
--- a/src/app-layout/__tests__/utils.tsx
+++ b/src/app-layout/__tests__/utils.tsx
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ export function describeEachAppLayout(
           delete globalWithFlags[Symbol.for('awsui-visual-refresh-flag')];
           setGlobalFlag('appLayoutWidget', undefined);
           clearVisualRefreshState();
-          // remove after this is released: https://github.com/cloudscape-design/component-toolkit/pull/118
-          document.body.classList.remove('awsui-visual-refresh');
         });
         test('mocks applied correctly', () => {
           const { wrapper } = renderComponent(<AppLayout />);