diff --git a/tests/browser/LocalSettings.php b/tests/browser/LocalSettings.php
index 9fc344efe..f00b0f41c 100644
--- a/tests/browser/LocalSettings.php
+++ b/tests/browser/LocalSettings.php
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 <?php
 
-$wgPopupsBetaFeature = true;
 $wgUsejQueryThree = false;
diff --git a/tests/browser/features/previews.feature b/tests/browser/features/previews.feature
index d0f781c5a..c6f40c3f8 100644
--- a/tests/browser/features/previews.feature
+++ b/tests/browser/features/previews.feature
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 @chrome @en.m.wikipedia.beta.wmflabs.org @firefox @test2.m.wikipedia.org @vagrant @integration
 Feature: Previews
   Background:
-    Given I am logged in
-    And I have enabled the beta feature
-    And I am on the test page
+    Given I am on the test page
 
   Scenario: Dwelling on a valid link shows a preview
     When I dwell on the first valid link
diff --git a/tests/browser/features/support/pages/article_page.rb b/tests/browser/features/support/pages/article_page.rb
index da213ad18..c27d6c8c6 100644
--- a/tests/browser/features/support/pages/article_page.rb
+++ b/tests/browser/features/support/pages/article_page.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,4 @@ class ArticlePage
   div(:page_header, css: '#mw-head')
   a(:first_valid_link, css: 'ul a', index: 0)
   div(:hovercard, css: '.mwe-popups')
-  a(:settings_icon, css: '.mwe-popups-settings-icon')
-  radio(:enable_previews_radio, id: 'mwe-popups-settings-simple')
-  radio(:disable_previews_radio, id: 'mwe-popups-settings-off')
-  div(:cancel_settings_button, css: '#mwe-popups-settings .close', index: 0)
-  button(:save_settings_button, css: '#mwe-popups-settings .save')
-  button(:settings_help_ok_button, css: '#mwe-popups-settings .okay', index: 0)
-  a(:last_link_in_the_footer, css: '#footer-places a', index: -1)
 end
diff --git a/tests/browser/features/support/pages/special_preferences_page.rb b/tests/browser/features/support/pages/special_preferences_page.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index fddf93a04..000000000
--- a/tests/browser/features/support/pages/special_preferences_page.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-class SpecialPreferencesPage
-  include PageObject
-  page_url 'Special:Preferences'
-
-  a(:beta_features_tab, css: '#preftab-betafeatures')
-  text_field(:page_previews_checkbox, css: '[name=wppopups]')
-  button(:submit_button, css: '#prefcontrol')
-  div(:notification, css: ".mw-notification")
-
-  def enable_page_previews
-    beta_features_tab_element.when_present.click
-    return unless page_previews_checkbox_element.attribute('checked').nil?
-    page_previews_checkbox_element.click
-    submit_button_element.when_present.click
-
-    # Note well that Element#wait_until_present is more semantic but is
-    # deprecated. Fortunately, #when_present simply wraps #wait_until_present.
-    notification_element.when_present
-  end
-end
diff --git a/tests/browser/features/support/step_definitions/common_steps.rb b/tests/browser/features/support/step_definitions/common_steps.rb
index f2b8fee47..8e9a42a9f 100644
--- a/tests/browser/features/support/step_definitions/common_steps.rb
+++ b/tests/browser/features/support/step_definitions/common_steps.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 TEST_PAGE_TITLE = 'Popups test page'
 
-Given(/^I have enabled the beta feature$/) do
-  visit(SpecialPreferencesPage).enable_page_previews
-end
-
 Given(/^I am on the test page$/) do
   api.create_page TEST_PAGE_TITLE, File.read('fixtures/test_page.wikitext')