diff --git a/pageserver/src/walingest.rs b/pageserver/src/walingest.rs
index 3a27d6effe..6584f721c2 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/walingest.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/walingest.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ use postgres_ffi::v14::xlog_utils::*;
 use postgres_ffi::v14::{bindings::FullTransactionId, CheckPoint};
 use postgres_ffi::TransactionId;
 use postgres_ffi::BLCKSZ;
-use utils::id::{TenantId, TimelineId};
+use utils::id::TenantId;
 use utils::lsn::Lsn;
 
 pub struct WalIngest {
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ impl WalIngest {
 
         if self.checkpoint.nextXid.value == 4294968320 && // 1::1024, the incorrect value
             modification.tline.tenant_shard_id.tenant_id == TenantId::from_hex("df254570a4f603805528b46b0d45a76c").unwrap() &&
-            modification.tline.timeline_id == TimelineId::from_hex("e592ec1cc0e5a41f69060d0c9efb07ed").unwrap() &&
             lsn < Lsn::from_str("35A/E32D9000").unwrap() &&
             !reintroduce_bug_failpoint_activated()
         {
diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_next_xid.py b/test_runner/regress/test_next_xid.py
index 681216063c..8334e609b5 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_next_xid.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_next_xid.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def test_one_off_hack_for_nextxid_bug(
     branch_name = "import_from_vanilla"
     # This is the tenant/timeline that the one-off hack targets
     tenant = "df254570a4f603805528b46b0d45a76c"
-    timeline = "e592ec1cc0e5a41f69060d0c9efb07ed"
+    timeline = TimelineId.generate()
 
     env.pageserver.tenant_create(tenant)