diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml
index 010ae09f50a..5f8eb233d37 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<extra.vmargs></extra.vmargs>
-		<skipTests>${cdt-ui.skip.tests}</skipTests>
 	</properties>
 
 	<profiles>