diff --git a/marvel/dev-tools/integration-tests.xml b/marvel/dev-tools/integration-tests.xml
index 45de62992c3..b8c6634a0f4 100644
--- a/marvel/dev-tools/integration-tests.xml
+++ b/marvel/dev-tools/integration-tests.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <import file="${elasticsearch.integ.antfile.default}"/>
 
-  <target name="start-external-cluster-with-plugin" depends="setup-workspace" unless="${shouldskip}">
+  <target name="start-external-cluster-with-plugin" depends="setup-workspace">
     <install-plugin name="elasticsearch-license" file="${integ.deps}/elasticsearch-license-plugin-${project.version}.zip" />
     <install-plugin name="${project.artifactId}" file="${project.build.directory}/releases/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.zip"/>
     <startup-elasticsearch/>
diff --git a/watcher/dev-tools/integration-tests.xml b/watcher/dev-tools/integration-tests.xml
index 45de62992c3..b8c6634a0f4 100644
--- a/watcher/dev-tools/integration-tests.xml
+++ b/watcher/dev-tools/integration-tests.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <import file="${elasticsearch.integ.antfile.default}"/>
 
-  <target name="start-external-cluster-with-plugin" depends="setup-workspace" unless="${shouldskip}">
+  <target name="start-external-cluster-with-plugin" depends="setup-workspace">
     <install-plugin name="elasticsearch-license" file="${integ.deps}/elasticsearch-license-plugin-${project.version}.zip" />
     <install-plugin name="${project.artifactId}" file="${project.build.directory}/releases/${project.artifactId}-${project.version}.zip"/>
     <startup-elasticsearch/>