diff --git a/qa-core/src/account-api/api/apis/LicenseAPI.ts b/qa-core/src/account-api/api/apis/LicenseAPI.ts
index dba1a661d4..b371f00f05 100644
--- a/qa-core/src/account-api/api/apis/LicenseAPI.ts
+++ b/qa-core/src/account-api/api/apis/LicenseAPI.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default class LicenseAPI extends BaseAPI {
     opts: { status?: number } = {}
   ): Promise<[Response, GetLicenseKeyResponse]> {
     const [response, json] = await this.client.get(`/api/license/key`)
-    expect(response.status).toBe(opts.status ? opts.status : 200)
+    expect(response.status).toBe(opts.status || 200)
     return [response, json]
   }
   async activateLicense(
diff --git a/qa-core/src/account-api/tests/licensing/license.activate.spec.ts b/qa-core/src/account-api/tests/licensing/license.activate.spec.ts
index a494ceb354..96c6eaea2a 100644
--- a/qa-core/src/account-api/tests/licensing/license.activate.spec.ts
+++ b/qa-core/src/account-api/tests/licensing/license.activate.spec.ts
@@ -64,12 +64,5 @@ describe("license activation", () => {
 
     // Verify license key not found
     await config.internalApi.license.getLicenseKey({ status: 404 })
-
-    // Verify user downgraded to free license
-    await config.doInNewState(async () => {
-      await config.loginAsAccount(createAccountRequest)
-      const [selfRes, body] = await config.api.accounts.self()
-      expect(body.license.plan.type).toBe("free")
-    })
   })
 })