diff --git a/src/opserver/test/test_analytics_uve.py b/src/opserver/test/test_analytics_uve.py
index d388eea71d2..9fbd58425b2 100755
--- a/src/opserver/test/test_analytics_uve.py
+++ b/src/opserver/test/test_analytics_uve.py
@@ -148,17 +148,10 @@ def test_02_vm_uve_with_password(self):
         return True
     # end test_02_vm_uve_with_password
 
-    @unittest.skip('verify redis-uve restart')
+    #@unittest.skip('verify redis-uve restart')
     def test_03_redis_uve_restart(self):
         logging.info('*** test_03_redis_uve_restart ***')
 
-        # Temporary explicit skip because not sure if unittest.skip works.
-        (PLATFORM, VERSION, EXTRA) = platform.linux_distribution()
-        if PLATFORM.lower() == 'ubuntu':
-            if VERSION.find('14.') == 0:
-                logging.info('Skipping redis_uve_restart because unittest.skip broken')
-                return True
-
         vizd_obj = self.useFixture(
             AnalyticsFixture(logging, builddir, -1, 0,
             kafka_zk = self.__class__.zk_port))