diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/demo/cherry_pick.go b/pkg/integration/tests/demo/cherry_pick.go
index 9f1e10886..de14100d3 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/demo/cherry_pick.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/demo/cherry_pick.go
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ var CherryPick = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 				Contains("Integrate support for markdown in user posts"),
 				Contains("Fix bug in timezone conversion."),
 			).
-			Tap(func() {
-				// we need to manually exit out of cherry pick mode
-				t.Views().Information().Content(Contains("2 commits copied"))
-			}).
-			PressEscape().
 			Tap(func() {
 				t.Views().Information().Content(DoesNotContain("commits copied"))
 			})