diff --git a/python/ray/tests/BUILD b/python/ray/tests/BUILD
index 7b7e305cb557..055407a7f3af 100644
--- a/python/ray/tests/BUILD
+++ b/python/ray/tests/BUILD
@@ -101,13 +101,12 @@ py_test_module_list(
 
 py_test_module_list(
   files = [
-    "test_stress_faiure.py",
+    "test_stress_failure.py",
     "test_failure.py"
   ],
   size = "large",
   extra_srcs = SRCS,
-  # TODO(ekl) enable again once we support direct call reconstruction
-  tags = ["exclusive", "manual"],
+  tags = ["exclusive"],
   deps = ["//:ray_lib"],
 )
 
diff --git a/python/ray/tests/test_stress_failure.py b/python/ray/tests/test_stress_failure.py
index c81bbe879058..01d39afa8065 100644
--- a/python/ray/tests/test_stress_failure.py
+++ b/python/ray/tests/test_stress_failure.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import numpy as np
-import os
 import pytest
 import sys
 import time
@@ -38,9 +37,7 @@ def ray_start_reconstruction(request):
     cluster.shutdown()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    os.environ.get("RAY_USE_NEW_GCS") == "on",
-    reason="Failing with new GCS API on Linux.")
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Failing with new GCS API on Linux.")
 def test_simple(ray_start_reconstruction):
     plasma_store_memory, num_nodes, cluster = ray_start_reconstruction
     # Define the size of one task's return argument so that the combined
@@ -87,9 +84,7 @@ def sorted_random_indexes(total, output_num):
     return random_indexes
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    os.environ.get("RAY_USE_NEW_GCS") == "on",
-    reason="Failing with new GCS API on Linux.")
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Failing with new GCS API on Linux.")
 def test_recursive(ray_start_reconstruction):
     plasma_store_memory, num_nodes, cluster = ray_start_reconstruction
     # Define the size of one task's return argument so that the combined
@@ -146,9 +141,6 @@ def single_dependency(i, arg):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="This test often hangs or fails in CI.")
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    os.environ.get("RAY_USE_NEW_GCS") == "on",
-    reason="Failing with new GCS API on Linux.")
 def test_multiple_recursive(ray_start_reconstruction):
     plasma_store_memory, _, cluster = ray_start_reconstruction
     # Define the size of one task's return argument so that the combined
@@ -219,9 +211,6 @@ def wait_for_errors(p, error_check):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip("This test does not work yet.")
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    os.environ.get("RAY_USE_NEW_GCS") == "on",
-    reason="Failing with new GCS API on Linux.")
 def test_nondeterministic_task(ray_start_reconstruction, error_pubsub):
     p = error_pubsub
     plasma_store_memory, num_nodes, cluster = ray_start_reconstruction
@@ -288,9 +277,7 @@ def error_check(errors):
     assert cluster.remaining_processes_alive()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    os.environ.get("RAY_USE_NEW_GCS") == "on",
-    reason="Failing with new GCS API on Linux.")
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Failing with new GCS API on Linux.")
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "ray_start_object_store_memory", [10**9], indirect=True)
 def test_driver_put_errors(ray_start_object_store_memory, error_pubsub):