diff --git a/packages/@n8n_io/eslint-config/local-rules.js b/packages/@n8n_io/eslint-config/local-rules.js
index 152415e14c8d0..09a9c00f0f852 100644
--- a/packages/@n8n_io/eslint-config/local-rules.js
+++ b/packages/@n8n_io/eslint-config/local-rules.js
@@ -182,12 +182,14 @@ module.exports = {
 			messages: {
 				removeSkip: 'Remove `.skip()` call',
 				removeOnly: 'Remove `.only()` call',
+				removeXPrefix: 'Remove `x` prefix',
 			},
 			fixable: 'code',
 		},
 		create(context) {
 			const TESTING_FUNCTIONS = new Set(['test', 'it', 'describe']);
 			const SKIPPING_METHODS = new Set(['skip', 'only']);
+			const PREFIXED_TESTING_FUNCTIONS = new Set(['xtest', 'xit', 'xdescribe']);
 			const toMessageId = (s) => 'remove' + s.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + s.slice(1);
 
 			return {
@@ -208,6 +210,18 @@ module.exports = {
 						});
 					}
 				},
+				CallExpression(node) {
+					if (
+						node.callee.type === 'Identifier' &&
+						PREFIXED_TESTING_FUNCTIONS.has(node.callee.name)
+					) {
+						context.report({
+							messageId: 'removeXPrefix',
+							node,
+							fix: (fixer) => fixer.replaceText(node.callee, 'test'),
+						});
+					}
+				},
 			};
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/__tests__/telemetry.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/__tests__/telemetry.test.ts
index a0441519eaf6f..e701301d58802 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/telemetry/__tests__/telemetry.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/telemetry/__tests__/telemetry.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type RudderStack from '@rudderstack/rudder-sdk-node';
 import { Telemetry } from '@/telemetry';
 import config from '@/config';
-import { flushPromises } from '@test/flushPromises';
 import { PostHogClient } from '@/posthog';
 import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
 import { InstanceSettings } from 'n8n-core';
@@ -266,162 +265,6 @@ describe('Telemetry', () => {
 			expect(execBuffer['2'].prod_success?.first).toEqual(execTime1);
 		});
 	});
-
-	describe('pulse', () => {
-		let pulseSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
-		beforeAll(() => {
-			startPulseSpy.mockRestore();
-		});
-
-		beforeEach(() => {
-			fakeJestSystemTime(testDateTime);
-			pulseSpy = jest.spyOn(Telemetry.prototype as any, 'pulse').mockName('pulseSpy');
-		});
-
-		afterEach(() => {
-			pulseSpy.mockClear();
-		});
-
-		xtest('should trigger pulse in intervals', async () => {
-			expect(pulseSpy).toBeCalledTimes(0);
-
-			jest.advanceTimersToNextTimer();
-			await flushPromises();
-
-			expect(pulseSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-			expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-			expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pulse', {
-				plan_name_current: 'Community',
-				quota: -1,
-				usage: 0,
-			});
-
-			jest.advanceTimersToNextTimer();
-
-			await flushPromises();
-
-			expect(pulseSpy).toBeCalledTimes(2);
-			expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-			expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pulse', {
-				plan_name_current: 'Community',
-				quota: -1,
-				usage: 0,
-			});
-		});
-
-		xtest('should track workflow counts correctly', async () => {
-			expect(pulseSpy).toBeCalledTimes(0);
-
-			let execBuffer = telemetry.getCountsBuffer();
-
-			// expect clear counters on start
-			expect(Object.keys(execBuffer).length).toBe(0);
-
-			const payload = {
-				workflow_id: '1',
-				is_manual: true,
-				success: true,
-				error_node_type: 'custom-nodes-base.node-type',
-			};
-
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-
-			payload.is_manual = false;
-			payload.success = true;
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-
-			payload.is_manual = true;
-			payload.success = false;
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-
-			payload.is_manual = false;
-			payload.success = false;
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-
-			payload.workflow_id = '2';
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-			telemetry.trackWorkflowExecution(payload);
-
-			expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-			expect(pulseSpy).toBeCalledTimes(0);
-
-			jest.advanceTimersToNextTimer();
-
-			execBuffer = telemetry.getCountsBuffer();
-
-			await flushPromises();
-
-			expect(pulseSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);
-			expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
-			expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-				1,
-				'Workflow execution count',
-				{
-					event_version: '2',
-					workflow_id: '1',
-					user_id: undefined,
-					manual_error: {
-						count: 2,
-						first: testDateTime,
-					},
-					manual_success: {
-						count: 2,
-						first: testDateTime,
-					},
-					prod_error: {
-						count: 2,
-						first: testDateTime,
-					},
-					prod_success: {
-						count: 2,
-						first: testDateTime,
-					},
-				},
-				{ withPostHog: true },
-			);
-			expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
-				2,
-				'Workflow execution count',
-				{
-					event_version: '2',
-					workflow_id: '2',
-					user_id: undefined,
-					prod_error: {
-						count: 2,
-						first: testDateTime,
-					},
-				},
-				{ withPostHog: true },
-			);
-			expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(3, 'pulse', {
-				plan_name_current: 'Community',
-				quota: -1,
-				usage: 0,
-			});
-			expect(Object.keys(execBuffer).length).toBe(0);
-
-			// Adding a second step here because we believe PostHog may use timers for sending data
-			// and adding posthog to the above metric was causing the pulseSpy timer to not be ran
-			jest.advanceTimersToNextTimer();
-
-			execBuffer = telemetry.getCountsBuffer();
-			expect(Object.keys(execBuffer).length).toBe(0);
-
-			// @TODO: Flushing promises here is not working
-
-			// expect(pulseSpy).toBeCalledTimes(2);
-			// expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
-			// expect(spyTrack).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(4, 'pulse', {
-			// 	plan_name_current: 'Community',
-			// 	quota: -1,
-			// 	usage: 0,
-			// });
-		});
-	});
 });
 
 const fakeJestSystemTime = (dateTime: string | Date): Date => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/shared/flushPromises.ts b/packages/cli/test/shared/flushPromises.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 405b9e98dca26..0000000000000
--- a/packages/cli/test/shared/flushPromises.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Ensure all pending promises settle. The promise's `resolve` is placed in
- * the macrotask queue and so called at the next iteration of the event loop
- * after all promises in the microtask queue have settled first.
- */
-export const flushPromises = async () => await new Promise(setImmediate);