diff --git a/test/functional/apps/home/_newsfeed.ts b/test/functional/apps/home/_newsfeed.ts
index c5891c704dd6a..096e237850c72 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/home/_newsfeed.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/home/_newsfeed.ts
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       }
     });
 
-    // TODO currently fails because styles are not correctly applied in the new platform
-    it.skip('clicking on newsfeed icon should close opened newsfeed', async () => {
+    it('clicking on newsfeed icon should close opened newsfeed', async () => {
       await globalNav.clickNewsfeed();
       const isOpen = await PageObjects.newsfeed.openNewsfeedPanel();
       expect(isOpen).to.be(false);
diff --git a/test/ui_capabilities/newsfeed_err/test.ts b/test/ui_capabilities/newsfeed_err/test.ts
index 07c829e8b15a0..2aa81f34028a0 100644
--- a/test/ui_capabilities/newsfeed_err/test.ts
+++ b/test/ui_capabilities/newsfeed_err/test.ts
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ export default function uiCapabilitiesTests({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrP
       expect(objects).to.eql([]);
     });
 
-    // TODO currently fails because styles are not correctly applied in the new platform
-    it.skip('clicking on newsfeed icon should close opened newsfeed', async () => {
+    it('clicking on newsfeed icon should close opened newsfeed', async () => {
       await globalNav.clickNewsfeed();
       const isOpen = await PageObjects.newsfeed.openNewsfeedPanel();
       expect(isOpen).to.be(false);