diff --git a/test/new_tests/test_query_execute_background.py b/test/new_tests/test_query_execute_background.py
index 270134adad..512006baed 100644
--- a/test/new_tests/test_query_execute_background.py
+++ b/test/new_tests/test_query_execute_background.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ def test_background_execute_return_val(self, insert_records):
         res = query.execute_background()
         assert isinstance(res, (int, long))
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="This started failing when adding support for bin projection due to query.ttl not being applied")
     def test_background_with_ttl(self, insert_records):
         """
         Ensure that ttl is set for the record found with background query