diff --git a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_drone.expected/xcode-devicelab.json b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_drone.expected/xcode-devicelab.json
index 45fe52f..f764c78 100644
--- a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_drone.expected/xcode-devicelab.json
+++ b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_drone.expected/xcode-devicelab.json
@@ -3222,15 +3222,6 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [],
-    "name": "step is flaky: run abc (2)",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@stdout@@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@stdout@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_FAILURE@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [],
     "name": "Upload metrics"
   },
   {
diff --git a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_drone.py b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_drone.py
index ac9f922..778d3d4 100644
--- a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_drone.py
+++ b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_drone.py
@@ -168,9 +168,6 @@
       finally:
         debug_after_failure(api, task_name)
 
-      if test_status == 'flaky':
-        api.test_utils.flaky_step('run %s' % task_name)
-
   with api.context(env=env, env_prefixes=env_prefixes, cwd=devicelab_path):
 
     def _retryUpload():
diff --git a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/basic.json b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/basic.json
index 3121bfe..ccbcccc 100644
--- a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/basic.json
+++ b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/basic.json
@@ -1085,15 +1085,6 @@
   },
   {
     "cmd": [],
-    "name": "step is flaky: run abc (2)",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@stdout@@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@stdout@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_FAILURE@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "cmd": [],
     "name": "Upload metrics"
   },
   {
diff --git a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/experimental.json b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/experimental.json
index 16ee5aa..0a3f4d7 100644
--- a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/experimental.json
+++ b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/experimental.json
@@ -1084,15 +1084,6 @@
     "name": "OS info (2)"
   },
   {
-    "cmd": [],
-    "name": "step is flaky: run abc (2)",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@stdout@@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@stdout@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_FAILURE@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
     "name": "$result"
   }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/mac.json b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/mac.json
index 84d9621..a4ee5bd 100644
--- a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/mac.json
+++ b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.expected/mac.json
@@ -2045,15 +2045,6 @@
     "name": "git xattr info (2)"
   },
   {
-    "cmd": [],
-    "name": "step is flaky: run abc (2)",
-    "~followup_annotations": [
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_LINE@stdout@@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_LOG_END@stdout@@@",
-      "@@@STEP_FAILURE@@@"
-    ]
-  },
-  {
     "cmd": [
       "sudo",
       "xcode-select",
diff --git a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.py b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.py
index bc5b9b7..1c97e34 100644
--- a/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.py
+++ b/recipes/devicelab/devicelab_test_drone.py
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@
     )
   finally:
     debug_after_failure(api, task_name)
-    if test_status == 'flaky':
-      api.test_utils.flaky_step('run %s' % task_name)
 
 
 def download_artifact(api, artifact, artifact_destination_dir):