diff --git a/oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/OrderableNodesTest.java b/oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/OrderableNodesTest.java
index 41a8da3d7b5..738839f2b86 100644
--- a/oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/OrderableNodesTest.java
+++ b/oak-jcr/src/test/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/jcr/OrderableNodesTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public void testSimpleOrdering() throws RepositoryException {
 
     @Test
     public void orderableFolder() throws Exception {
-        assumeTrue(fixture != DOCUMENT_RDB);  // FIXME this keeps failing on DOCUMENT_RDB. See OAK-2859
         // check ordering with node type without a residual properties definition
         new TestContentLoader().loadTestContent(getAdminSession());
         doTest("test:orderableFolder");