diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/mr_widget_pipeline.js b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/mr_widget_pipeline.js
index e8b3cf2f729..c02e10128e2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/mr_widget_pipeline.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/components/mr_widget_pipeline.js
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ export default {
 
       return hasCI && !ciStatus;
     },
-    hasPipeline() {
-      return Object.keys(this.mr.pipeline || {}).length > 0;
-    },
     svg() {
       return statusIconEntityMap.icon_status_failed;
     },
@@ -33,11 +30,7 @@ export default {
   template: `
     <div class="mr-widget-heading">
       <div class="ci-widget">
-        <template v-if="!hasPipeline">
-          <i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin append-right-10" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-          Waiting for pipeline...
-        </template>
-        <template v-else-if="hasCIError">
+        <template v-if="hasCIError">
           <div class="ci-status-icon ci-status-icon-failed ci-error js-ci-error">
             <span class="js-icon-link icon-link">
               <span
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/vue_mr_widget/components/mr_widget_pipeline_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/vue_mr_widget/components/mr_widget_pipeline_spec.js
index 4b6f171c8d6..647b59520f8 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/vue_mr_widget/components/mr_widget_pipeline_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/vue_mr_widget/components/mr_widget_pipeline_spec.js
@@ -76,28 +76,6 @@ describe('MRWidgetPipeline', () => {
       el = vm.$el;
     });
 
-    afterEach(() => {
-      vm.$destroy();
-    });
-
-    describe('without a pipeline', () => {
-      beforeEach(() => {
-        vm.mr = { pipeline: null };
-      });
-
-      it('should render message with spinner', (done) => {
-        Vue.nextTick()
-          .then(() => {
-            expect(el.querySelector('.pipeline-id')).toBe(null);
-            expect(el.innerText.trim()).toBe('Waiting for pipeline...');
-            expect(el.querySelectorAll('i.fa.fa-spinner.fa-spin').length).toBe(1);
-            done();
-          })
-          .then(done)
-          .catch(done.fail);
-      });
-    });
-
     it('should render template elements correctly', () => {
       expect(el.classList.contains('mr-widget-heading')).toBeTruthy();
       expect(el.querySelectorAll('.ci-status-icon.ci-status-icon-success').length).toEqual(1);
@@ -115,47 +93,39 @@ describe('MRWidgetPipeline', () => {
     it('should list single stage', (done) => {
       pipeline.details.stages.splice(0, 1);
 
-      Vue.nextTick()
-        .then(() => {
-          expect(el.querySelectorAll('.stage-container button').length).toEqual(1);
-          expect(el.innerText).toContain('with stage');
-        })
-        .then(done)
-        .catch(done.fail);
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(el.querySelectorAll('.stage-container button').length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(el.innerText).toContain('with stage');
+        done();
+      });
     });
 
     it('should not have stages when there is no stage', (done) => {
       vm.mr.pipeline.details.stages = [];
 
-      Vue.nextTick()
-        .then(() => {
-          expect(el.querySelectorAll('.stage-container button').length).toEqual(0);
-        })
-        .then(done)
-        .catch(done.fail);
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(el.querySelectorAll('.stage-container button').length).toEqual(0);
+        done();
+      });
     });
 
     it('should not have coverage text when pipeline has no coverage info', (done) => {
       vm.mr.pipeline.coverage = null;
 
-      Vue.nextTick()
-        .then(() => {
-          expect(el.querySelector('.js-mr-coverage')).toEqual(null);
-        })
-        .then(done)
-        .catch(done.fail);
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(el.querySelector('.js-mr-coverage')).toEqual(null);
+        done();
+      });
     });
 
     it('should show CI error when there is a CI error', (done) => {
       vm.mr.ciStatus = null;
 
-      Vue.nextTick()
-        .then(() => {
-          expect(el.querySelectorAll('.js-ci-error').length).toEqual(1);
-          expect(el.innerText).toContain('Could not connect to the CI server');
-        })
-        .then(done)
-        .catch(done.fail);
+      Vue.nextTick(() => {
+        expect(el.querySelectorAll('.js-ci-error').length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(el.innerText).toContain('Could not connect to the CI server');
+        done();
+      });
     });
   });
 });