diff --git a/appium_lib_core.gemspec b/appium_lib_core.gemspec
index 283a7224..cbf5cd8b 100644
--- a/appium_lib_core.gemspec
+++ b/appium_lib_core.gemspec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_development_dependency 'minitest-reporters', '~> 1.1'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'parallel_tests'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rake', '~> 13.0'
-  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '1.69.2'
+  spec.add_development_dependency 'rubocop', '1.70.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'simplecov'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'steep', '~> 1.7.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'webmock', '~> 3.24.0'
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index f36e7300..c5050233 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -305,9 +305,7 @@ def android(activity_name = nil)
       }
 
       # settins in caps should work over Appium 1.13.0
-      if cap[:capabilities][:automationName] == 'uiautomator2' && (
-        AppiumLibCoreTest.appium_version == 'beta' || AppiumLibCoreTest.appium_version == 'next'
-      )
+      if cap[:capabilities][:automationName] == 'uiautomator2'
         cap[:capabilities]['settings[trackScrollEvents]'] = false
         # reduce possible slowness
         # https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/test/uiautomator/Configurator#setActionAcknowledgmentTimeout(long)