diff --git a/e2e/delete-modal.spec.ts b/e2e/delete-modal.spec.ts
index ef137a9c7a1..3c2a8c0b80e 100644
--- a/e2e/delete-modal.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/delete-modal.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
+import { exec } from 'child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'util';
+
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
 import translations from '../client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json';
 
+const execP = promisify(exec);
+
 test.use({ storageState: 'playwright/.auth/certified-user.json' });
 
 test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('/settings');
 });
 
+test.afterAll(
+  async () =>
+    await Promise.all([
+      await execP('node ./tools/scripts/seed/seed-demo-user certified-user'),
+      await execP('node ./tools/scripts/seed/seed-surveys'),
+      await execP('node ./tools/scripts/seed/seed-ms-username')
+    ])
+);
+
 test.describe('Delete Modal component', () => {
   test('should render the modal correctly', async ({ page }) => {
     await page
@@ -75,13 +90,6 @@ test.describe('Delete Modal component', () => {
   test('should close the modal and redirect to /learn after the user clicks delete', async ({
     page
   }) => {
-    await page.route('*/**/account/delete', async route => {
-      // intercept the endpoint to prevent user account from being deleted
-      // as the deletion will cause subsequent tests to fail
-      const json = {};
-      await route.fulfill({ json });
-    });
-
     await page
       .getByRole('button', { name: translations.settings.danger.delete })
       .click();