diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository_load_test.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository_load_test.go
index c2be4e881..01c9f795e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository_load_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository_load_test.go
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ func runRestoreLoadTest(
 	users []string,
 ) {
 	//revive:enable:context-as-argument
-	t.Skip("only validating backup at this time")
 	t.Run("restore_"+name, func(t *testing.T) {
 		var (
 			err    error