diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/smokeTests/apicurio/MetadataIT.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/smokeTests/apicurio/MetadataIT.java
index 21a7002dbd..91705d841a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/smokeTests/apicurio/MetadataIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/smokeTests/apicurio/MetadataIT.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package io.apicurio.tests.smokeTests.apicurio;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
-import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.notNullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.nullValue;
 import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
 
@@ -98,15 +97,6 @@ void getAndUpdateMetadataOfArtifactSpecificVersion() throws Exception {
 
         registryClient.groups().byGroupId(groupId).artifacts().byArtifactId(artifactId).versions().byVersionExpression("2").meta().put(emd);
 
-        retryOp((rc) -> {
-            ArtifactMetaData artifactMetaData = rc.groups().byGroupId(groupId).artifacts().byArtifactId(artifactId).get();
-            LOGGER.info("Got metadata of artifact with ID {}: {}", artifactId, artifactMetaData);
-            assertThat(artifactMetaData.getType(), is("AVRO"));
-            assertThat(artifactMetaData.getName(), is("Artifact Updated Name"));
-            assertThat(artifactMetaData.getDescription(), is("The description of the artifact."));
-            assertThat(artifactMetaData.getModifiedOn(), notNullValue());
-        });
-
         versionMetaData = registryClient.groups().byGroupId(groupId).artifacts().byArtifactId(artifactId).versions().byVersionExpression("1").meta().get();
 
         LOGGER.info("Got metadata of artifact with ID {} version 1: {}", artifactId, versionMetaData);
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/smokeTests/confluent/SchemasConfluentIT.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/smokeTests/confluent/SchemasConfluentIT.java
index 9f8fbf98cb..921163f3e6 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/smokeTests/confluent/SchemasConfluentIT.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/smokeTests/confluent/SchemasConfluentIT.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void createConfluentQueryApicurio() throws IOException, RestClientException, Tim
 
         assertThat(1, is(confluentService.getAllSubjects().size()));
 
-        Response ar = ArtifactUtils.getArtifact("default", subjectName);
+        Response ar = ArtifactUtils.getArtifact("default", subjectName, "branch=latest", 200);
         assertEquals(rawSchema, ar.asString());
         LOGGER.info(ar.asString());
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/utils/ArtifactUtils.java b/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/utils/ArtifactUtils.java
index d7c2d06bcf..78d7753431 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/utils/ArtifactUtils.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/test/java/io/apicurio/tests/utils/ArtifactUtils.java
@@ -10,15 +10,6 @@
 
 public class ArtifactUtils {
 
-
-    public static Response getArtifact(String groupId, String artifactId) {
-        return getArtifact(groupId, artifactId, "", 200);
-    }
-
-    public static Response getArtifact(String groupId, String artifactId, int returnCode) {
-        return getArtifact(groupId, artifactId, "", returnCode);
-    }
-
     public static Response getArtifact(String groupId, String artifactId, String version, int returnCode) {
         return
             BaseHttpUtils.getRequest(RestConstants.JSON, ApicurioRegistryBaseIT.getRegistryV3ApiUrl() + "/groups/" + encodeURIComponent(groupId) + "/artifacts/" + encodeURIComponent(artifactId) + "/" + version, returnCode);