diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py
index ccc2c31b3133..c22cdc2bc5ae 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backends_interactive.py
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ def _get_testable_interactive_backends():
             reason = "No $DISPLAY"
         elif any(importlib.util.find_spec(dep) is None for dep in deps):
             reason = "Missing dependency"
-        elif "wx" in deps and sys.platform == "darwin":
-            reason = "wx backends known not to work on OSX"
         backends.append(pytest.mark.skip(reason=reason)(backend) if reason
                         else backend)
     return backends