diff --git a/test/shell/t8.sh b/test/shell/t8.sh
index 0722d4e0..41bdf188 100755
--- a/test/shell/t8.sh
+++ b/test/shell/t8.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
-exit 0	# XXX: test temporarily disabled till etcd or mgmt regression is fixed.
-
 # run empty graphs, we're just testing etcd clustering
 $timeout --kill-after=180s 120s "$MGMT" run --hostname h1 --tmp-prefix empty &
 pid1=$!