diff --git a/spec/phantom_js/smoke_test.js b/spec/phantom_js/smoke_test.js
index 50926f3338d..55e48cd9a8f 100644
--- a/spec/phantom_js/smoke_test.js
+++ b/spec/phantom_js/smoke_test.js
@@ -178,11 +178,7 @@ var runTests = function() {
     return $("#user-card .names").length;
   });
 
-  if (system.env["READONLY_TESTS"]) {
-    test("readonly alert is present", function() {
-      return $(".alert-read-only").length;
-    });
-  } else {
+  if (!system.env["READONLY_TESTS"]) {
     exec("open login modal", function() {
       $(".login-button").click();
     });