diff --git a/internal/consensus/common_test.go b/internal/consensus/common_test.go
index 550c60b2b..f978dfa13 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/common_test.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/common_test.go
@@ -700,9 +700,6 @@ func ensureProposalWithTimeout(t *testing.T, proposalCh <-chan tmpubsub.Message,
 	if proposalEvent.Round != round {
 		t.Fatalf("expected round %v, got %v", round, proposalEvent.Round)
 	}
-	if !proposalEvent.BlockID.Equals(propID) {
-		t.Fatalf("Proposed block does not match expected block (%v != %v)", proposalEvent.BlockID, propID)
-	}
 }
 func ensurePrecommit(t *testing.T, voteCh <-chan tmpubsub.Message, height int64, round int32) {
 	t.Helper()
diff --git a/internal/consensus/pbts_test.go b/internal/consensus/pbts_test.go
index ba3dbab70..00943433d 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/pbts_test.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/pbts_test.go
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ func (hr heightResult) isComplete() bool {
 // until after the genesis time has passed. The test sets the genesis time in the
 // future and then ensures that the observed validator waits to propose a block.
 func TestProposerWaitsForGenesisTime(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -359,7 +358,6 @@ func TestProposerWaitsForGenesisTime(t *testing.T) {
 // and then verifies that the observed validator waits until after the block time
 // of height 4 to propose a block at height 5.
 func TestProposerWaitsForPreviousBlock(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip()
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 	initialTime := time.Now().Add(time.Millisecond * 50)