diff --git a/src/dodal/devices/eiger.py b/src/dodal/devices/eiger.py
index ade4ad468f..aae546e714 100644
--- a/src/dodal/devices/eiger.py
+++ b/src/dodal/devices/eiger.py
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 
 FREE_RUN_MAX_IMAGES = 1000000
 
-# TODO present for testing purposes, remove
-TEST_1169_FIX = True
-TEST_1169_INJECT = False
-
 
 class InternalEigerTriggerMode(Enum):
     INTERNAL_SERIES = 0
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ def wait_on_arming_if_started(self):
 
     def stage(self):
         self.wait_on_arming_if_started()
-        if TEST_1169_INJECT or not self.is_armed():
+        if not self.is_armed():
             LOGGER.info("Eiger not armed, arming")
 
             self.async_stage().wait(timeout=self.ARMING_TIMEOUT)
@@ -341,6 +337,10 @@ def do_arming_chain(self) -> Status:
             functions_to_do_arm.append(self.enable_roi_mode)
 
         arming_sequence_funcs = [
+            # If a beam dump occurs after arming the eiger but prior to eiger staging,
+            # the odin may timeout which will cause the arming sequence to be retried;
+            # if this previously completed successfully we must reset the odin first
+            self.odin.stop,
             lambda: self.change_dev_shm(detector_params.enable_dev_shm),
             lambda: self.set_detector_threshold(detector_params.expected_energy_ev),
             self.set_cam_pvs,
@@ -354,11 +354,6 @@ def do_arming_chain(self) -> Status:
             self._wait_fan_ready,
             self._finish_arm,
         ]
-        if TEST_1169_FIX:
-            # If a beam dump occurs after arming the eiger but prior to eiger staging,
-            # the odin may timeout which will cause the arming sequence to be retried;
-            # if this previously completed successfully we must reset the odin first
-            arming_sequence_funcs.insert(0, self.odin.stop)
 
         functions_to_do_arm.extend(arming_sequence_funcs)
 
diff --git a/tests/devices/unit_tests/test_eiger.py b/tests/devices/unit_tests/test_eiger.py
index 4cdcd6a611..a8e3cbdc21 100644
--- a/tests/devices/unit_tests/test_eiger.py
+++ b/tests/devices/unit_tests/test_eiger.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 from dodal.devices.detector import DetectorParams, TriggerMode
 from dodal.devices.detector.det_dim_constants import EIGER2_X_16M_SIZE
-from dodal.devices.eiger import TEST_1169_FIX, EigerDetector
+from dodal.devices.eiger import EigerDetector
 from dodal.devices.status import await_value
 from dodal.devices.util.epics_util import run_functions_without_blocking
 from dodal.log import LOGGER
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 TEST_USE_ROI_MODE = False
 TEST_DET_DIST_TO_BEAM_CONVERTER_PATH = "tests/devices/unit_tests/test_lookup_table.txt"
 
-TEST_1169_FIX = True
-
 
 class StatusException(Exception):
     pass