diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/README.md b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/README.md
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--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/README.md
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-## `reporting/reports` folder
-
-`x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group?/reporting/reports/__snapshots__`: this folder contains snapshots
-(PNG files) used for PDF visual regression testing. In the testing library we use, "pdf-visual-diff", it is
-necessary to convert PDF files to PNG, and compare the result to the snapshots located in this folder. 
-
-`x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group?/reporting/reports/baseline`: this folder contains the snapshots
-for PNG regression testing via "pngjs"
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/__snapshots__/sample_data_ecommerce_76.png b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/__snapshots__/sample_data_ecommerce_76.png
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diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/baseline/sample_data_ecommerce_76.pdf b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/reports/baseline/sample_data_ecommerce_76.pdf
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diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/screenshots.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/screenshots.ts
index 40268e978ad92..31f9f4a45e492 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/screenshots.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/group3/reporting/screenshots.ts
@@ -231,10 +231,11 @@ export default function ({
           'pdf',
           REPORTS_FOLDER
         );
-        const x = await comparePdf(sessionReportPath, baselinePath, {
-          compareThreshold: 0.035,
-        });
-        expect(x).to.be(true);
+        expect(
+          await comparePdf(sessionReportPath, baselinePath, {
+            compareThreshold: 0.035,
+          })
+        ).to.be(true);
       });
 
       it('PNG file matches the baseline image', async function () {