diff --git a/util/fetch-gnu.sh b/util/fetch-gnu.sh
index bbe8da0541f..fd7203228fd 100755
--- a/util/fetch-gnu.sh
+++ b/util/fetch-gnu.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ repo=https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils
 curl -L "${repo}/releases/download/v${ver}/coreutils-${ver}.tar.xz" | tar --strip-components=1 -xJf -
 
 # TODO stop backporting tests from master at GNU coreutils > $ver
-exit 0
 backport=(
   cat/splice.sh # split tests
   nproc/nproc-quota.sh # remove LD_PRELOAD