diff --git a/pkg/dal/exec_aggregate_test.go b/pkg/dal/exec_aggregate_test.go
index 575af140d..3020cbf2e 100644
--- a/pkg/dal/exec_aggregate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dal/exec_aggregate_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestStepAggregate(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip("skipping this for dev.3 release")
 	basicAttrs := []simpleAttribute{
 		{ident: "k1"},
 		{ident: "k2"},
@@ -1007,7 +1006,6 @@ func TestStepAggregate_cursorCollect_back(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStepAggregate_more(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip("skipping this for dev.3 release")
 	basicAttrs := []simpleAttribute{
 		{ident: "k1"},
 		{ident: "k2"},
diff --git a/pkg/dal/exec_join_left_test.go b/pkg/dal/exec_join_left_test.go
index 6dca6f900..235ef92f4 100644
--- a/pkg/dal/exec_join_left_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dal/exec_join_left_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestStepJoinLocal(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip("skipping this for dev.3 release")
 	crs1 := &filter.PagingCursor{}
 	crs1.Set("l_pk", 1, false)
 	crs1.Set("l_val", "l1 v1", false)
@@ -1011,7 +1010,6 @@ func TestStepJoinLocal_cursorCollect_back(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStepJoinLocal_more(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip("skipping this for dev.3 release")
 	tcc := []struct {
 		name string