diff --git a/base/database/testing.go b/base/database/testing.go
index 265a16394..ce3e6df6e 100644
--- a/base/database/testing.go
+++ b/base/database/testing.go
@@ -175,16 +175,6 @@ func CheckAdvisoriesAccountDataNotified(t *testing.T, rhAccountID int, advisoryI
 	}
 }
 
-func CheckSystemUpdatesCount(t *testing.T, accountID int, systemID int64) []int {
-	var cnt []int
-	assert.NoError(t, Db.Table("system_package spkg").
-		Select("json_array_length(spkg.update_data::json) as len").
-		Where("spkg.update_data is not null").
-		Where("spkg.system_id = ? AND spkg.rh_account_id = ? ", systemID, accountID).
-		Pluck("len", &cnt).Error)
-	return cnt
-}
-
 func CreateReportedAdvisories(reportedAdvisories []string, status []int) map[string]int {
 	reportedAdvisoriesMap := make(map[string]int, len(reportedAdvisories))
 	for i, adv := range reportedAdvisories {
diff --git a/evaluator/evaluate_test.go b/evaluator/evaluate_test.go
index 84c6af6ba..a67cd1eea 100644
--- a/evaluator/evaluate_test.go
+++ b/evaluator/evaluate_test.go
@@ -135,14 +135,6 @@ func TestEvaluateYum(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(mockWriter.Messages))
 }
 
-func TestEvaluatePruneUpdates(t *testing.T) {
-	TestEvaluate(t)
-	count := database.CheckSystemUpdatesCount(t, rhAccountID, systemID)
-	for _, c := range count {
-		assert.LessOrEqual(t, c, 1, "All packages should only have single update stored")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	configure()
 	var nReaders int32