diff --git a/tests/acceptance/expected-failures-API-on-OCIS-storage.md b/tests/acceptance/expected-failures-API-on-OCIS-storage.md
index 8afcca578..72908439c 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/expected-failures-API-on-OCIS-storage.md
+++ b/tests/acceptance/expected-failures-API-on-OCIS-storage.md
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ cannot share a folder with create permission
 - [coreApiShareManagementBasicToShares/deleteShareFromShares.feature:155](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/blob/master/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiShareManagementBasicToShares/deleteShareFromShares.feature#L155)
 - [coreApiShareManagementBasicToShares/deleteShareFromShares.feature:172](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/blob/master/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiShareManagementBasicToShares/deleteShareFromShares.feature#L172)
 
-#### [Public link enforce permissions](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/issues/1269)
-
-- [coreApiSharePublicLink1/createPublicLinkShare.feature:290](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/blob/master/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiSharePublicLink1/createPublicLinkShare.feature#L290)
-
 #### [copying a folder within a public link folder to folder with same name as an already existing file overwrites the parent file](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/issues/1232)
 
 - [coreApiSharePublicLink2/copyFromPublicLink.feature:75](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/blob/master/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiSharePublicLink2/copyFromPublicLink.feature#L75)
@@ -160,8 +156,6 @@ API, search, favorites, config, capabilities, not existing endpoints, CORS and o
 - [coreApiAuth/ocsGETAuth.feature:123](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/blob/master/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiAuth/ocsGETAuth.feature#L123)
 - [coreApiAuth/ocsPOSTAuth.feature:10](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/blob/master/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiAuth/ocsPOSTAuth.feature#L10)
 - [coreApiAuth/ocsPUTAuth.feature:7](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/blob/master/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiAuth/ocsPUTAuth.feature#L7)
-- [coreApiSharePublicLink1/createPublicLinkShare.feature:277](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/blob/master/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiSharePublicLink1/createPublicLinkShare.feature#L277)
-
 #### [sending MKCOL requests to another or non-existing user's webDav endpoints as normal user should return 404](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/issues/5049)
 
 _ocdav: api compatibility, return correct status code_
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/PublicWebDavContext.php b/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/PublicWebDavContext.php
index cd8f7f277..d004811e1 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/PublicWebDavContext.php
+++ b/tests/acceptance/features/bootstrap/PublicWebDavContext.php
@@ -1207,11 +1207,7 @@ class PublicWebDavContext implements Context {
 
 		$responseContent = $response->getBody()->getContents();
 		\libxml_use_internal_errors(true);
-		Assert::assertNotFalse(
-			\simplexml_load_string($responseContent),
-			"response body is not valid XML, maybe download did work\n" .
-			"response body: \n$responseContent\n"
-		);
+		Assert::assertEmpty($responseContent, "response body is not empty, maybe download did work");
 		$this->featureContext->theHTTPStatusCodeShouldBe($expectedHttpCode, "", $response);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiSharePublicLink1/createPublicLinkShare.feature b/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiSharePublicLink1/createPublicLinkShare.feature
index 77250d5c4..9078d42f6 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiSharePublicLink1/createPublicLinkShare.feature
+++ b/tests/acceptance/features/coreApiSharePublicLink1/createPublicLinkShare.feature
@@ -296,9 +296,7 @@ Feature: create a public link share
       | space           | Personal   |
       | permissionsRole | createOnly |
       | password        | %public%   |
-    When the public downloads file "parent.txt" from inside the last public link shared folder using the new public WebDAV API
-    Then the value of the item "//s:message" in the response should be "File not found: parent.txt"
-    And the HTTP status code should be "404"
+    Then the public download of file "/parent.txt" from inside the last public link shared folder using the new public WebDAV API with password "%public%" should fail with HTTP status code "403"
 
   @env-config @skipOnReva
   Scenario: get the size of a file shared by public link