diff --git a/cmd/geth/blocktest.go b/cmd/geth/blocktest.go
index 5c80ad07eb..81a64b5f24 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/blocktest.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/blocktest.go
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ func runOneBlockTest(ctx *cli.Context, test *tests.BlockTest) (*eth.Ethereum, er
 		return ethereum, fmt.Errorf("Block Test load error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("chain loaded")
 	if err := test.ValidatePostState(statedb); err != nil {
 		return ethereum, fmt.Errorf("post state validation failed: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/tests/block_test.go b/tests/block_test.go
index 2cf2da75c5..8b1f76a928 100644
--- a/tests/block_test.go
+++ b/tests/block_test.go
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ func TestBcValidBlockTests(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBcUncleTests(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip("Skipped until https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/857 is merged.")
 	runBlockTestsInFile("files/BlockTests/bcUncleTest.json", []string{}, t)
 }
 
 func TestBcUncleHeaderValidityTests(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip("Skipped until https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/857 is merged.")
 	runBlockTestsInFile("files/BlockTests/bcUncleHeaderValiditiy.json", []string{}, t)
 }
 
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ func TestBcJSAPITests(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBcRPCAPITests(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip("Skipped until https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/857 is merged.")
 	runBlockTestsInFile("files/BlockTests/bcRPC_API_Test.json", []string{}, t)
 }