diff --git a/pipelines/src/test/groovy/RepoHandlerTest.groovy b/pipelines/src/test/groovy/RepoHandlerTest.groovy
index 8bd64f6af..fc5ef1025 100644
--- a/pipelines/src/test/groovy/RepoHandlerTest.groovy
+++ b/pipelines/src/test/groovy/RepoHandlerTest.groovy
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ class RepoHandlerTest {
         Assertions.assertEquals(adoptJson.repository.build_branch, 'master')
         Assertions.assertEquals(adoptJson.repository.pipeline_url, 'https://github.com/adoptium/ci-jenkins-pipelines.git')
         Assertions.assertEquals(adoptJson.repository.pipeline_branch, 'master')
-        // TODO: enable below check when code has merged to "master" , refer to file "pipelines/defaults.json"
-        // Assertions.assertEquals(adoptJson.repository.helper_ref, "master")
+        Assertions.assertEquals(adoptJson.repository.helper_ref, "master")
 
         // Jenkins Details
         Assertions.assertTrue(adoptJson.jenkinsDetails instanceof Map)
@@ -82,8 +81,7 @@ class RepoHandlerTest {
         Assertions.assertEquals(userJson.repository.build_branch, '20')
         Assertions.assertEquals(userJson.repository.pipeline_url, '19')
         Assertions.assertEquals(userJson.repository.pipeline_branch, '21')
-        // TODO: enable below check when code has merged to "master" , refer to file "pipelines/src/test/groovy/fakeDefaults.json"
-        //Assertions.assertEquals(userJson.repository.helper_ref, "24")
+        Assertions.assertEquals(userJson.repository.helper_ref, "24")
 
         // Jenkins Details
         Assertions.assertTrue(userJson.jenkinsDetails instanceof Map)