diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_select.json b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_select.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c5238a15..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_select.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "apps_settings_black_select"
-  ],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 863,
-      "ypos": 149,
-      "width": 50,
-      "height": 23,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_select.png b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_select.png
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_visible.json b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_visible.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 6441f320..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_visible.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "apps_settings_black_visible"
-  ],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 716,
-      "ypos": 462,
-      "width": 142,
-      "height": 86,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_visible.png b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_black_visible.png
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background-20190220.json b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background-20190220.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ca6932d..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background-20190220.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "height": 27,
-      "xpos": 285,
-      "ypos": 481,
-      "type": "match",
-      "width": 90
-    }
-  ],
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "apps_settings_choose_background"
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background-20190220.png b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background-20190220.png
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background.json b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 94d4abe4..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "apps_settings_choose_background"
-  ],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 419,
-      "ypos": 455,
-      "width": 105,
-      "height": 27,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background.png b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_background.png
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color-20190221.json b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color-20190221.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0353c60b..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color-20190221.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 610,
-      "type": "match",
-      "ypos": 158,
-      "height": 21,
-      "width": 47
-    }
-  ],
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "apps_settings_choose_color"
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color-20190221.png b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color-20190221.png
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color.json b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ec74ade5..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "apps_settings_choose_color"
-  ],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 616,
-      "ypos": 149,
-      "width": 47,
-      "height": 21,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color.png b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_choose_color.png
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_screen_black.json b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_screen_black.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c6206424..00000000
--- a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_screen_black.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "properties": [],
-  "tags": [
-    "apps_settings_screen_black",
-    "workspace"
-  ],
-  "area": [
-    {
-      "xpos": 382,
-      "ypos": 280,
-      "width": 238,
-      "height": 171,
-      "type": "match"
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_screen_black.png b/needles/gnome/apps/apps_settings_screen_black.png
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diff --git a/tests/apps_startstop/gnome/settings.pm b/tests/apps_startstop/gnome/settings.pm
index 307bce09..607f366e 100644
--- a/tests/apps_startstop/gnome/settings.pm
+++ b/tests/apps_startstop/gnome/settings.pm
@@ -3,13 +3,8 @@ use strict;
 use testapi;
 use utils;
 
-# This test tests that Settings starts and the it can be used to
-# change the desktop settings. 
-# This test was originally used to set the virtual machine desktop
-# to black to support other tests. This functionality has been taken
-# by the Terminal test.
-# You can put this test anywhere in the suite without any problems.
-
+# This test tests that Settings starts
+#
 sub run {
     my $self = shift;
     # start the settings application
@@ -20,26 +15,7 @@ sub run {
     # select Background menu item
     assert_and_click 'apps_settings_menu_background';
     wait_still_screen 5;
-    assert_and_click 'apps_settings_choose_background';
-    wait_still_screen 5;
     
-    # select the Background color menu and move down until black is found, then click it.
-    assert_and_click 'apps_settings_choose_color';
-    wait_still_screen 5;
-    my $black_visible = 0;
-    while ($black_visible == 0) {
-        send_key 'down';
-        if (check_screen('apps_settings_black_visible', 1)) {
-            $black_visible = 1;
-        }
-    }
-    assert_and_click 'apps_settings_black_visible';
-    wait_still_screen 5;
-
-    # confirm the selection
-    assert_and_click 'apps_settings_black_select';
-    wait_still_screen 5;
-
     # close the application
     send_key 'alt-f4';
     wait_still_screen 5;