diff --git a/lib/fedoradistribution.pm b/lib/fedoradistribution.pm
index cc83c53f..edf55ac0 100644
--- a/lib/fedoradistribution.pm
+++ b/lib/fedoradistribution.pm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sub x11_start_program {
     send_key "alt-f2";
     assert_screen "desktop_runner";
     type_string $program, 20;
-    wait_idle 5; # because of KDE dialog - SUSE guys are doing the same!
+    sleep 5; # because of KDE dialog - SUSE guys are doing the same!
     send_key "ret", 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/packagetest.pm b/lib/packagetest.pm
index 7892bdfe..ae4cc525 100644
--- a/lib/packagetest.pm
+++ b/lib/packagetest.pm
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ sub prepare_test_packages {
     # remove python3-kickstart if installed (we don't use assert
     # here in case it's not)
     script_run 'dnf -y remove python3-kickstart', 180;
-    # we seem to often lose keystrokes in the next command if we run
-    # it too fast, let's wait for idle first
-    wait_idle 20;
     # grab the test repo definitions
     assert_script_run 'curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/openqa-testrepo-1.repo https://fedorapeople.org/groups/qa/openqa-repos/openqa-testrepo-1.repo';
     # install the test packages from repo1
diff --git a/tests/disk_guided_encrypted.pm b/tests/disk_guided_encrypted.pm
index f5903948..d5768cd2 100644
--- a/tests/disk_guided_encrypted.pm
+++ b/tests/disk_guided_encrypted.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sub run {
     assert_and_click "anaconda_spoke_done";
 
     # type password for disk encryption
-    wait_idle 5;
+    sleep 5;
     if (get_var("SWITCHED_LAYOUT")) {
         desktop_switch_layout "ascii", "anaconda";
     }