diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/JarTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/JarTest.java
index 4c8083110..2c69a1e61 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/JarTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/JarTest.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class JarTest extends BuildFileTest {
     }
 
     // bugzilla report 16972
-    public void XtestRootFilesInIndex() throws IOException {
+    public void testRootFilesInIndex() throws IOException {
         ZipFile archive = null;
         try {
             executeTarget("testIndexTests");