diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py
index 2d3734c93..f3935f5d5 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-client/tests/test_securejoin.py
@@ -29,11 +29,19 @@ def test_qr_securejoin(acfactory):
 
     logging.info("Alice creates a verified group")
     alice_chat = alice.create_group("Verified group", protect=True)
+    assert alice_chat.get_basic_snapshot().is_protected
 
     logging.info("Bob joins verified group")
     qr_code, _svg = alice_chat.get_qr_code()
     bob.secure_join(qr_code)
 
+    # Check that at least some of the handshake messages are deleted.
+    for ac in [alice, bob]:
+        while True:
+            event = ac.wait_for_event()
+            if event["kind"] == "ImapMessageDeleted":
+                break
+
     alice.wait_for_securejoin_inviter_success()
 
     # Test that Alice verified Bob's profile.
@@ -43,6 +51,10 @@ def test_qr_securejoin(acfactory):
 
     bob.wait_for_securejoin_joiner_success()
 
+    snapshot = bob.get_message_by_id(bob.wait_for_incoming_msg_event().msg_id).get_snapshot()
+    assert snapshot.text == "Member Me ({}) added by {}.".format(bob.get_config("addr"), alice.get_config("addr"))
+    assert snapshot.chat.get_basic_snapshot().is_protected
+
     # Test that Bob verified Alice's profile.
     bob_contact_alice = bob.get_contact_by_addr(alice.get_config("addr"))
     bob_contact_alice_snapshot = bob_contact_alice.get_snapshot()
diff --git a/python/tests/test_1_online.py b/python/tests/test_1_online.py
index d11262882..23b62adfa 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_1_online.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_1_online.py
@@ -1658,36 +1658,6 @@ def test_ac_setup_message_twice(acfactory, lp):
     assert ac1.get_info()["fingerprint"] == ac2.get_info()["fingerprint"]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("verified_one_on_one_chats", [0, 1])
-def test_qr_join_chat(acfactory, lp, verified_one_on_one_chats):
-    ac1, ac2 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(2)
-    ac1.set_config("verified_one_on_one_chats", verified_one_on_one_chats)
-    ac2.set_config("verified_one_on_one_chats", verified_one_on_one_chats)
-
-    lp.sec("ac1: create QR code and let ac2 scan it, starting the securejoin")
-    chat = ac1.create_group_chat("hello")
-    qr = chat.get_join_qr()
-    lp.sec("ac2: start QR-code based join-group protocol")
-    ch = ac2.qr_join_chat(qr)
-    lp.sec("ac2: qr_join_chat() returned")
-    assert ch.id >= 10
-    # check that at least some of the handshake messages are deleted
-    ac1._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_IMAP_MESSAGE_DELETED")
-    ac2._evtracker.get_matching("DC_EVENT_IMAP_MESSAGE_DELETED")
-    ac1._evtracker.wait_securejoin_inviter_progress(1000)
-
-    msg = ac2._evtracker.wait_next_incoming_message()
-    assert msg.text == "Member Me ({}) added by {}.".format(ac2.get_config("addr"), ac1.get_config("addr"))
-
-    # ac1 reloads the chat.
-    chat = Chat(chat.account, chat.id)
-    assert not chat.is_protected()
-
-    # ac2 reloads the chat.
-    ch = Chat(ch.account, ch.id)
-    assert not ch.is_protected()
-
-
 def test_qr_join_chat_with_pending_bobstate_issue4894(acfactory, lp):
     ac1, ac2, ac3, ac4 = acfactory.get_online_accounts(4)