diff --git a/src/material/core/gestures/gesture-config.spec.ts b/src/material/core/gestures/gesture-config.spec.ts
index 79ae4412dc05..a9c70c9233af 100644
--- a/src/material/core/gestures/gesture-config.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/core/gestures/gesture-config.spec.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,7 @@ import {Component} from '@angular/core';
 import {HAMMER_GESTURE_CONFIG} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {GestureConfig, MAT_HAMMER_OPTIONS} from './gesture-config';
 
-// TODO(kara): turn these tests back on when Material is using a release
-// of Angular that contains the HammerModule. They need to be turned off
-// for now in order to land https://github.com/angular/angular/pull/32203,
-// which makes Hammer optional (so Material/FW integration tests don't start
-// to fail).
-/* tslint:disable */
-xdescribe('GestureConfig', () => {
+describe('GestureConfig', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       declarations: [ButtonWithLongpressHander],