diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/NECI/NECI-20230620-foss-2023a.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/NECI/NECI-20230620-foss-2023a.eb
index cc48f534ee8..becc50b238e 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/NECI/NECI-20230620-foss-2023a.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/n/NECI/NECI-20230620-foss-2023a.eb
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ dependencies = [
     ('HDF5', '1.14.0'),
 ]
 
-# disable tests ending up with SEGFAULT
-preconfigopts = "sed -i '/back_spawn_excit_gen/d' '%(builddir)s/NECI_STABLE/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt' && "
-
 # enable support for HDF5
 configopts = "-DENABLE_HDF5=ON"