diff --git a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/TimeUnitTest.java b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/TimeUnitTest.java
index df720b15d8..736de94ae6 100644
--- a/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/TimeUnitTest.java
+++ b/icu4j/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/format/TimeUnitTest.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ public class TimeUnitTest extends TestFmwk {
     }
 
     public void TestBasic() {
-        // FIXME: uncomment later
-        if ( true ) return;
         TimeUnitFormat format = new TimeUnitFormat();
         //String[] locales = {"en", "sl", "fr", "zh", "ar"};
         String[] locales = {"ar", "ru", "en", "sl", "fr", "zh"};