diff --git a/test/http/http1/test_read.py b/test/http/http1/test_read.py
index 4524e1d05..8a3155084 100644
--- a/test/http/http1/test_read.py
+++ b/test/http/http1/test_read.py
@@ -300,10 +300,7 @@ class TestReadHeaders(object):
     def test_read_empty_value(self):
         data = b"bar:"
         headers = self._read(data)
-        # XXX. WIP. break test
-        # assert headers.fields == [[b"bar", b""]]
-        with raises(HttpSyntaxException):
-            self._read(data)
+        assert headers.fields == [[b"bar", b""]]
 
 def test_read_chunked():
     req = treq(content=None)