diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/default.nix
index b611d3319d7a..6c2f1ea2003c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/ed/default.nix
@@ -13,16 +13,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ lzip ];
 
-  /* FIXME: Tests currently fail on Darwin:
-
-       building test scripts for ed-1.5...
-       testing ed-1.5...
-       *** Output e1.o of script e1.ed is incorrect ***
-       *** Output r3.o of script r3.ed is incorrect ***
-       make: *** [check] Error 127
-
-    */
-  doCheck = !(hostPlatform.isDarwin || hostPlatform != buildPlatform);
+  doCheck = hostPlatform == buildPlatform;
 
   meta = {
     description = "An implementation of the standard Unix editor";