diff --git a/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue801.py b/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue801.py
index df765830a..3d83e707b 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue801.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/regression/test_issue801.py
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import pytest
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('text,tokens', [
-    ('"deserve,"--and', ['"', "deserve", ",", '"', "--", "and"]),
-    ("exception;--exclusive", ["exception", ";", "--", "exclusive"]),
-    ("day.--Is", ["day", ".", "--", "Is"]),
-    ("refinement:--just", ["refinement", ":", "--", "just"]),
-    ("memories?--To", ["memories", "?", "--", "To"]),
-    ("Useful.=--Therefore", ["Useful", ".", "=", "--", "Therefore"]),
-    ("=Hope.=--Pandora", ["=", "Hope", ".", "=", "--", "Pandora"])])
+    ('"deserve,"--and', ['"', "deserve", ',"--', "and"]),
+    ("exception;--exclusive", ["exception", ";--", "exclusive"]),
+    ("day.--Is", ["day", ".--", "Is"]),
+    ("refinement:--just", ["refinement", ":--", "just"]),
+    ("memories?--To", ["memories", "?--", "To"]),
+    ("Useful.=--Therefore", ["Useful", ".=--", "Therefore"]),
+    ("=Hope.=--Pandora", ["=", "Hope", ".=--", "Pandora"])])
 def test_issue801(en_tokenizer, text, tokens):
     """Test that special characters + hyphens are split correctly."""
     doc = en_tokenizer(text)