diff --git a/test/pkg/integration/apis.go b/test/pkg/integration/apis.go
index 18a8145c857eca..5441f59ee7d608 100644
--- a/test/pkg/integration/apis.go
+++ b/test/pkg/integration/apis.go
@@ -556,53 +556,6 @@ func (c *ComponentAPI) CreateUser(username string, token string) (string, error)
 	return userId, nil
 }
 
-func (c *ComponentAPI) MakeUserUnleashedPlan(username string) error {
-	db, err := c.DB()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer db.Close()
-
-	var userId string
-	err = db.QueryRow(`SELECT id FROM d_b_user WHERE name = ?`, username).Scan(&userId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var subId string
-	err = db.QueryRow(`SELECT uid FROM d_b_subscription WHERE userId = ? and planId = ?`, username, "professional-eur").Scan(&subId)
-	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
-		return err
-	}
-	if subId != "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// reset all of this user subscription
-	_, err = db.Exec(`DELETE from d_b_subscription WHERE userId = ?`, userId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	uid, err := uuid.NewRandom()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	_, err = db.Exec(`INSERT INTO d_b_subscription (uid, userId, startDate, amount, planId) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
-		uid,
-		userId,
-		"2022-10-19T00:00:00.000Z",
-		11904,
-		"professional-eur",
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (c *ComponentAPI) createGitpodToken(user string, scopes []string) (tkn string, err error) {
 	id, err := c.GetUserId(user)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/tests/ide/jetbrains/gateway_test.go b/test/tests/ide/jetbrains/gateway_test.go
index e2773d79ec13fb..ec711b4aef590e 100644
--- a/test/tests/ide/jetbrains/gateway_test.go
+++ b/test/tests/ide/jetbrains/gateway_test.go
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ func JetBrainsIDETest(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cfg *envconf.Config, id
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = api.MakeUserUnleashedPlan(username)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
 
 	t.Logf("connecting to server...")
 	server, err := api.GitpodServer(integration.WithGitpodUser(username))
diff --git a/test/tests/workspace/contexts_test.go b/test/tests/workspace/contexts_test.go
index 0f3de28699ca5f..7010a4572af171 100644
--- a/test/tests/workspace/contexts_test.go
+++ b/test/tests/workspace/contexts_test.go
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ func runContextTests(t *testing.T, tests []ContextTest) {
 					if err := api.UpdateUserFeatureFlag(userId, ff.FF); err != nil {
 						t.Fatal(err)
 					}
-
-					if err := api.MakeUserUnleashedPlan(username); err != nil {
-						t.Fatal(err)
-					}
 				}()
 			}