diff --git a/collects/htdp/image.ss b/collects/htdp/image.ss
index 3fb2fe8e3a..ec6e0a2bc6 100644
--- a/collects/htdp/image.ss
+++ b/collects/htdp/image.ss
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ plt/collects/tests/mzscheme/image-test.ss
                         y2))))))
 
 (define (text str size color-in)
-  (check 'text (lambda (x) (and (string? x) #;(not (equal? "" x)))) str "non-empty string" "first")
+  (check 'text (lambda (x) (and (string? x) (not (equal? "" x)))) str "non-empty string" "first")
   (check 'text (lambda (x) (and (integer? x) (<= 1 x 255))) size "integer between 1 and 255" "second")
   (check-image-color 'text color-in "third")
   (let ([color (make-color% color-in)])