diff --git a/test/Handler/HomeSpec.hs b/test/Handler/HomeSpec.hs
index 716c42686..8b77d1a6e 100644
--- a/test/Handler/HomeSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Handler/HomeSpec.hs
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE NoImplicitPrelude #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
-{-# OPTIONS -Wno-unused-top-binds #-}      
 module Handler.HomeSpec (spec) where
 
 import TestImport
 
 spec :: Spec
--- spec = test_spec 
-spec = return () -- TODO: tests deactivated -- build/release problem
-
-test_spec :: Spec
-test_spec = withApp $ do
+spec = withApp $ do
     describe "Homepage" $ do
         it "loads the index and checks it looks right" $ do
           request $ do
diff --git a/test/Handler/ProfileSpec.hs b/test/Handler/ProfileSpec.hs
index d3cef77ba..280db8528 100644
--- a/test/Handler/ProfileSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Handler/ProfileSpec.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE NoImplicitPrelude #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
-{-# OPTIONS -Wno-unused-top-binds #-}      
 module Handler.ProfileSpec (spec) where
 
 import TestImport
@@ -10,11 +9,7 @@ import qualified Data.CaseInsensitive as CI
 import Yesod.Core.Handler (toTextUrl)
 
 spec :: Spec
--- spec = test_spec 
-spec = return () -- TODO: tests deactivated -- build/release problem
-
-test_spec :: Spec
-test_spec = withApp $ do
+spec = withApp $ do
   describe "Profile page" $ do
     it "asserts no access to my-account for anonymous users" $ do
       get ProfileR
diff --git a/test/Handler/Utils/SubmissionSpec.hs b/test/Handler/Utils/SubmissionSpec.hs
index 6bd4ec9ae..248182951 100644
--- a/test/Handler/Utils/SubmissionSpec.hs
+++ b/test/Handler/Utils/SubmissionSpec.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -fno-warn-incomplete-uni-patterns #-}
-{-# OPTIONS -Wno-unused-top-binds #-}      
 
 module Handler.Utils.SubmissionSpec where
 
@@ -35,9 +34,6 @@ import Control.Lens.Extras (is)
 
 import Data.Maybe (fromJust)
 
-spec :: Spec
--- spec = test_spec 
-spec = return () -- TODO: tests deactivated since submissions are currently not used -- build/release problem
 
 userNumber :: TVar Natural
 userNumber = unsafePerformIO $ newTVarIO 1
@@ -125,8 +121,8 @@ distributionExample mkParameters setupHook cont = do
       return (entityVal <$> key, Set.singleton (subId, sheet))
   
 
-test_spec :: Spec
-test_spec = withApp . describe "Submission distribution" $ do
+spec :: Spec
+spec = withApp . describe "Submission distribution" $ do
   it "is fair" $
     distributionExample
       (return [(500, replicate 10 (Just $ Load Nothing 1 1))])