diff --git a/storage/tests/system.py b/storage/tests/system.py
index ded52eca8898..41d1fc905d07 100644
--- a/storage/tests/system.py
+++ b/storage/tests/system.py
@@ -1543,19 +1543,6 @@ def test_bpo_set_unset_preserves_acls(self):
         with self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest):
             bucket.acl.reload()
 
-        # XXX This should raise, but doesn't as of 2018-01-08T19:00:00Z
-        #with self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest):
-        #    bucket.acl.clear()
-
-        # XXX The blob ACL get / set stuff raises 403, rather than 400.
-        #with self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest):
-        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.Forbidden):
-            blob.acl.reload()
-
-        #with self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest):
-        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.Forbidden):
-            blob.acl.clear()
-
         # Clear BPO
         bucket.iam_configuration.bucket_policy_only = False
         bucket.patch()