diff --git a/tests/www/IndexTest.php b/tests/www/IndexTest.php
index 7d3bcedd02f685e30e698c17b95fd03da2cd880b..4e4326c6bbc3209349e400fd852c2695944564e7 100644
--- a/tests/www/IndexTest.php
+++ b/tests/www/IndexTest.php
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ class IndexTest extends TestCase
      */
     public function testRedirection()
     {
-        if (defined('HHVM_VERSION')) {
-            // can't test this in HHVM for the moment
-            $this->markTestSkipped('The web-based tests cannot be run in HHVM for the moment.');
-        }
-
         // test most basic redirection
         $this->updateConfig([
                 'baseurlpath' => 'http://example.org/simplesaml/'