diff --git a/web/tests/compose_validate.test.js b/web/tests/compose_validate.test.js
index febe20ffcd..3b0664ed88 100644
--- a/web/tests/compose_validate.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/compose_validate.test.js
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ const admin = {
 
 user_groups.initialize({realm_user_groups: [nobody, everyone, admin]});
 function test_ui(label, f) {
-    // The sloppy_$ flag lets us reuse setup from prior tests.
     run_test(label, (helpers) => {
         $("textarea#compose-textarea").val("some message");
         f(helpers);
diff --git a/web/tests/lib/test.js b/web/tests/lib/test.js
index af86996cce..e76efe30bb 100644
--- a/web/tests/lib/test.js
+++ b/web/tests/lib/test.js
@@ -21,17 +21,13 @@ exports.noop = () => {};
 
 exports.suite = [];
 
-async function execute_test(label, f, opts) {
-    const {sloppy_$} = opts || {};
-
+async function execute_test(label, f) {
     /* istanbul ignore if */
     if (verbose) {
         console.info("        test: " + label);
     }
 
-    if (!sloppy_$ && $.clear_all_elements) {
-        $.clear_all_elements();
-    }
+    $.clear_all_elements();
     zpage_billing_params.reset();
     zpage_params.reset();