diff --git a/test/e2e/checkpoint_test.go b/test/e2e/checkpoint_test.go
index c68b9df5b9..7cdfe5af0f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/checkpoint_test.go
@@ -27,27 +27,6 @@ func getRunString(input []string) []string {
 	return append(runString, input...)
 }
 
-// FIXME FIXME FIXME: workaround for #14653, please remove this function
-// and all calls to it once that bug is fixed.
-func fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest *PodmanTestIntegration, cid string) {
-	if !IsRemote() {
-		// Race condition only affects podman-remote
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Wait for container to truly go away
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
-		ps := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"container", "exists", cid})
-		ps.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
-		if ps.ExitCode() == 1 {
-			// yay, it's gone
-			return
-		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-	}
-	// Fall through. Container still exists, but return anyway.
-}
-
 var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 	var (
 		tempdir    string
@@ -534,7 +513,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// As the container has been started with '--rm' it will be completely
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -588,7 +566,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -608,7 +585,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -628,7 +604,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -648,7 +623,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -712,7 +686,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -763,7 +736,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -806,7 +778,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -845,7 +816,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -896,7 +866,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -967,7 +936,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		result.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -1118,7 +1086,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -1215,7 +1182,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 			// As the container has been started with '--rm' it will be completely
 			// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 			Expect(result).To(Exit(0))
-			fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 			Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(1))
 			Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(1))
 
@@ -1329,7 +1295,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -1374,7 +1339,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// As the container has been started with '--rm' it will be completely
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -1563,7 +1527,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// As the container has been started with '--rm' it will be completely
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -1661,7 +1624,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(session).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(session.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -1736,7 +1698,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// As the container has been started with '--rm' it will be completely
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))
 
@@ -1816,7 +1777,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman checkpoint", func() {
 		// cleaned up after checkpointing.
 		Expect(result).Should(Exit(0))
 		Expect(result.OutputToString()).To(ContainSubstring(cid))
-		fixmeFixme14653(podmanTest, cid)
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainersRunning()).To(Equal(0))
 		Expect(podmanTest.NumberOfContainers()).To(Equal(0))