diff --git a/test/common/testlib.py b/test/common/testlib.py
index e36308983a94..59008524f00d 100644
--- a/test/common/testlib.py
+++ b/test/common/testlib.py
@@ -1850,16 +1850,6 @@ def check_journal_messages(self, machine=None):
             self.allowed_messages.append("Failed to connect to coredump service: No such file or directory")
             self.allowed_messages.append("Failed to connect to coredump service: Connection refused")
 
-        #
-        # HACK: pybridge bugs
-        #
-        # https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/issues/18386
-        self.allowed_messages += [
-            "asyncio-ERROR: Task was destroyed but it is pending!",
-            "task:.*Task pending.*cockpit/channels/dbus.py.*"]
-        # happens fairly reliably with TestKeys.testAuthorizedKeys, TestConnection.testTls and TestHistoryMetrics.testEvents
-        self.allowed_messages.append('cockpit.router-ERROR: trying to drop non-existent channel .* from .*')
-
         messages = machine.journal_messages(matches, 6, cursor=cursor)
 
         if "TEST_AUDIT_NO_SELINUX" not in os.environ: