diff --git a/test/support/page_objects/common.js b/test/support/page_objects/common.js
index 34c8594fa10f47..60becb24663eb8 100644
--- a/test/support/page_objects/common.js
+++ b/test/support/page_objects/common.js
@@ -110,21 +110,6 @@ export default class Common {
           self.debug('returned from get, calling refresh');
           return self.remote.refresh();
         })
-        .then(function () {
-          self.debug('check testStatusPage');
-          if (testStatusPage !== false) {
-            self.debug('self.checkForKibanaApp()');
-            return self.checkForKibanaApp()
-            .then(function (kibanaLoaded) {
-              self.debug('kibanaLoaded = ' + kibanaLoaded);
-              if (!kibanaLoaded) {
-                var msg = 'Kibana is not loaded, retrying';
-                self.debug(msg);
-                throw new Error(msg);
-              }
-            });
-          }
-        })
         .then(function () {
           return self.remote.getCurrentUrl();
         })
@@ -216,37 +201,6 @@ export default class Common {
     });
   }
 
-  getApp() {
-    var self = this;
-
-    return self.remote.setFindTimeout(defaultFindTimeout)
-    .findByCssSelector('.app-wrapper .application')
-    .then(function () {
-      return self.runScript(function () {
-        var $ = window.$;
-        var $scope = $('.app-wrapper .application').scope();
-        return $scope ? $scope.chrome.getApp() : {};
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  checkForKibanaApp() {
-    var self = this;
-
-    return self.getApp()
-    .then(function (app) {
-      var appId = app.id;
-      self.debug('current application: ' + appId);
-      return appId === 'kibana';
-    })
-    .catch(function (err) {
-      self.debug('kibana check failed');
-      self.debug(err);
-      // not on the kibana app...
-      return false;
-    });
-  }
-
   tryForTime(timeout, block) {
     return Try.tryForTime(timeout, block);
   }