diff --git a/frontend/test/locales/scripts/valid-locales.json b/frontend/test/locales/scripts/valid-locales.json
index f7db2f42d21..83cee23cbe3 100644
--- a/frontend/test/locales/scripts/valid-locales.json
+++ b/frontend/test/locales/scripts/valid-locales.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "iso": "ar",
     "wpLocale": "ar",
     "dir": "rtl",
-    "translated": 100,
+    "translated": 48,
     "file": "ar.json"
   },
   {
@@ -18,15 +18,5 @@
     "dir": "ltr",
     "translated": 100,
     "file": "es.json"
-  },
-  {
-    "code": "ru",
-    "name": "Russian",
-    "nativeName": "Русский",
-    "iso": "ru",
-    "wpLocale": "ru_RU",
-    "dir": "ltr",
-    "translated": 48,
-    "file": "ru.json"
   }
 ]
diff --git a/frontend/test/playwright/e2e/translation-banner.spec.ts b/frontend/test/playwright/e2e/translation-banner.spec.ts
index 93a8f2cdc61..fe40e7f65e6 100644
--- a/frontend/test/playwright/e2e/translation-banner.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/test/playwright/e2e/translation-banner.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test"
 import { preparePageForTests } from "~~/test/playwright/utils/navigation"
 
 // Do not use one of the test locales, as those all have "complete" generated translations
-const russianSearchPath = "/ru/search?q=dog"
+const localeSearchPath = "/ar/search?q=dog"
 
 test.describe.configure({ mode: "parallel" })
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test.describe("translation banner", () => {
   test("Can see the translation banner and go to the correct link", async ({
     page,
   }) => {
-    await page.goto(russianSearchPath)
+    await page.goto(localeSearchPath)
     await expect(page.locator("text=100%")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 500 })
 
     const [page1] = await Promise.all([
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test.describe("translation banner", () => {
       page.click("text=contributing a translation"),
     ])
     await expect(page1).toHaveURL(
-      "https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/meta/openverse/ru/default/"
+      "https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/meta/openverse/ar/default/"
     )
   })
 
@@ -28,23 +28,23 @@ test.describe("translation banner", () => {
   }) => {
     await preparePageForTests(page, "xl", { dismissBanners: true })
 
-    await page.goto(russianSearchPath)
+    await page.goto(localeSearchPath)
     await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="banner-translation"]')).toBeHidden(
       { timeout: 500 }
     )
   })
 
   test("Can close the translation banner", async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto(russianSearchPath)
+    await page.goto(localeSearchPath)
     await page.click('[data-testid="banner-translation"] button:visible')
 
     const banner = page.locator('.span:has-text("Help us get to 100 percent")')
     await expect(banner).toBeHidden({ timeout: 500 })
     // Test that the banner does not re-appear when navigating to the 'About us' page
-    await page.locator('li a[href="/ru/about"]').click()
+    await page.locator('li a[href="/ar/about"]').click()
     await expect(banner).toBeHidden({ timeout: 500 })
 
-    await page.goto(russianSearchPath)
+    await page.goto(localeSearchPath)
     await expect(banner).toBeHidden({ timeout: 500 })
   })
 })