diff --git a/e2e/protractor/suites/list-views/tooltips.test.ts b/e2e/protractor/suites/list-views/tooltips.test.ts
index 2c4df9b638..f3e4246867 100755
--- a/e2e/protractor/suites/list-views/tooltips.test.ts
+++ b/e2e/protractor/suites/list-views/tooltips.test.ts
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ describe('File / folder tooltips', () => {
         [file1TrashId, file2TrashId, file3TrashId, file4TrashId, file5TrashId, file6TrashId, file7TrashId, file8TrashId],
         false
       );
-      // await apis.user.nodes.
 
       await page.clickTrashAndWait();
     });
diff --git a/projects/aca-testing-shared/src/utilities/repo-client/apis/nodes/nodes-api.ts b/projects/aca-testing-shared/src/utilities/repo-client/apis/nodes/nodes-api.ts
index 28f73fc757..4141d74f23 100755
--- a/projects/aca-testing-shared/src/utilities/repo-client/apis/nodes/nodes-api.ts
+++ b/projects/aca-testing-shared/src/utilities/repo-client/apis/nodes/nodes-api.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ export class NodesApi extends RepoApi {
 
   async deleteNodeById(id: string, permanent: boolean = true): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      await this.apiAuth();
       await this.nodesApi.deleteNode(id, { permanent });
     } catch (error) {
       this.handleError(`${this.constructor.name} ${this.deleteNodeById.name}`, error);
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ export class NodesApi extends RepoApi {
 
   async deleteNodesById(ids: string[], permanent: boolean = true): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      await this.apiAuth();
       await this.nodesApi.deleteNodes(ids, {permanent});
     } catch (error) {
       this.handleError(`${this.constructor.name} ${this.deleteNodesById.name}`, error);