diff --git a/test/stdlib/2.4-exclude.sh b/test/stdlib/2.4-exclude.sh
index 664f6da5..99e11f9e 100644
--- a/test/stdlib/2.4-exclude.sh
+++ b/test/stdlib/2.4-exclude.sh
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@ SKIP_TESTS=(
     [test_generators.py]=1  # Investigate
     # [test_grammar.py]=1    # fails on its own - no module tests.test_support
     [test_grp.py]=1      # Long test - might work Control flow?
-    [test_pep247.py]=1 # Long test - might work? Control flow?
     [test_socketserver.py]=1 # -- test takes too long to run: 40 seconds
     [test_threading.py]=1 # test takes too long to run: 11 seconds
     [test_thread.py]=1 # test takes too long to run: 36 seconds
     [test_trace.py]=1 # Long test - works
-    [test_zipfile64.py]=1  # Runs ok but takes 204 seconds
 )
  # About 243 files, 0 in 19 minutes
diff --git a/test/stdlib/2.5-exclude.sh b/test/stdlib/2.5-exclude.sh
index 1b0d1afa..5dc11c56 100644
--- a/test/stdlib/2.5-exclude.sh
+++ b/test/stdlib/2.5-exclude.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ SKIP_TESTS=(
     [test_nis.py]=1 # it fails on its own
     [test_normalization.py]=1 # it fails on its own
     [test_ossaudiodev.py]=1 # it fails on its own
-    [test_pep277.py]=1 # it fails on its own
     [test_plistlib.py]=1 # it fails on its own
     [test_rgbimg.py]=1 # it fails on its own
     [test_scriptpackages.py]=1 # it fails on its own