diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox-20190220.json b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox-20190220.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f042e7e..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox-20190220.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "height": 21,
-      "xpos": 460,
-      "type": "match",
-      "ypos": 35,
-      "width": 108
-    }
-  ],
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "apps_run_firefox"
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox-20190220.png b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox-20190220.png
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox.json b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 39b9cf3d..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "apps_run_firefox"
-  ],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 460,
-      "ypos": 36,
-      "width": 108,
-      "height": 21,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox.png b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_run_firefox.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e7fbbe9..00000000
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diff --git a/needles/kde/apps/firefox_runs.json b/needles/kde/apps/firefox_runs.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 973b296d..00000000
--- a/needles/kde/apps/firefox_runs.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "firefox_runs"
-  ],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 513,
-      "ypos": 7,
-      "width": 48,
-      "height": 17,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/kde/apps/firefox_runs.png b/needles/kde/apps/firefox_runs.png
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index 551ea3dc..00000000
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diff --git a/tests/apps_startstop/gnome/firefox.pm b/tests/apps_startstop/gnome/firefox.pm
index 27077cd0..16e0b0a8 100644
--- a/tests/apps_startstop/gnome/firefox.pm
+++ b/tests/apps_startstop/gnome/firefox.pm
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ sub run {
     my $self = shift;
     # Start the application
     start_with_launcher('apps_menu_firefox');
-    # check that the applicatin is running
-    assert_screen 'apps_run_firefox';
+    # check that the application is running; this needle is from
+    # needles/firefox, it already existed before the 'apps' tests
+    # were created
+    assert_screen 'firefox';
     # Close the application, but since Firefox needs special handling
     # we are not using the common routine, but deal with this individually instead
     send_key 'alt-f4';
diff --git a/tests/apps_startstop/kde/firefox.pm b/tests/apps_startstop/kde/firefox.pm
index 205d82c8..0c4569f5 100644
--- a/tests/apps_startstop/kde/firefox.pm
+++ b/tests/apps_startstop/kde/firefox.pm
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ sub run {
     
     # Start the application
     start_with_launcher('firefox_launch','menu_applications','menu_internet');
-    # Check that it is started
-    assert_screen 'firefox_runs';
+    # Check that it is started; this needle is from
+    # needles/firefox, it already existed before the 'apps' tests
+    # were created
+    assert_screen 'firefox';
     # Close the application
     send_key 'alt-f4';
     wait_still_screen 2;