diff --git a/testing/test_doctest.py b/testing/test_doctest.py
index aa1795874..80a861bfc 100644
--- a/testing/test_doctest.py
+++ b/testing/test_doctest.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import py, pytest
 
 import pdb
 
-xfail_if_pdbpp_installed = pytest.mark.xfail(hasattr(pdb, "__author__"),
-    reason="doctest/pdbpp problem: https://bitbucket.org/antocuni/pdb/issue/24/doctests-fail-when-pdbpp-is-installed", run=False)
 
 class TestDoctests:
 
@@ -161,7 +159,6 @@ class TestDoctests:
         reprec = testdir.inline_run(p, "--doctest-modules")
         reprec.assertoutcome(failed=1)
 
-    @xfail_if_pdbpp_installed
     def test_doctestmodule_external_and_issue116(self, testdir):
         p = testdir.mkpydir("hello")
         p.join("__init__.py").write(py.code.Source("""
@@ -201,7 +198,6 @@ class TestDoctests:
             "*test_txtfile_failing.txt:2: DocTestFailure"
         ])
 
-    @xfail_if_pdbpp_installed
     def test_txtfile_with_fixtures(self, testdir):
         p = testdir.maketxtfile("""
             >>> dir = getfixture('tmpdir')
@@ -211,7 +207,6 @@ class TestDoctests:
         reprec = testdir.inline_run(p, )
         reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
 
-    @xfail_if_pdbpp_installed
     def test_txtfile_with_usefixtures_in_ini(self, testdir):
         testdir.makeini("""
             [pytest]
@@ -232,7 +227,6 @@ class TestDoctests:
         reprec = testdir.inline_run(p, )
         reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
 
-    @xfail_if_pdbpp_installed
     def test_doctestmodule_with_fixtures(self, testdir):
         p = testdir.makepyfile("""
             '''
@@ -244,7 +238,6 @@ class TestDoctests:
         reprec = testdir.inline_run(p, "--doctest-modules")
         reprec.assertoutcome(passed=1)
 
-    @xfail_if_pdbpp_installed
     def test_doctestmodule_three_tests(self, testdir):
         p = testdir.makepyfile("""
             '''
@@ -270,7 +263,6 @@ class TestDoctests:
         reprec = testdir.inline_run(p, "--doctest-modules")
         reprec.assertoutcome(passed=3)
 
-    @xfail_if_pdbpp_installed
     def test_doctestmodule_two_tests_one_fail(self, testdir):
         p = testdir.makepyfile("""
             class MyClass:
diff --git a/testing/test_pdb.py b/testing/test_pdb.py
index cc1f1e10e..f0cf2b333 100644
--- a/testing/test_pdb.py
+++ b/testing/test_pdb.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import py
 import sys
 
-from test_doctest import xfail_if_pdbpp_installed
 
 class TestPDB:
     def pytest_funcarg__pdblist(self, request):
@@ -187,7 +186,6 @@ class TestPDB:
         if child.isalive():
             child.wait()
 
-    @xfail_if_pdbpp_installed
     def test_pdb_interaction_doctest(self, testdir):
         p1 = testdir.makepyfile("""
             import pytest