diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7f7e7a5723..28a45788b4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ matrix:
       os: osx
     - env: CHUTNEY="yes" CHUTNEY_ALLOW_FAILURES="2" SKIP_MAKE_CHECK="yes"
       os: osx
-    ## test-stem sometimes hangs on Travis
-    - env: TEST_STEM="yes" SKIP_MAKE_CHECK="yes"
 
 ## (Linux only) Use a recent Linux image (Ubuntu Bionic)
 dist: bionic
diff --git a/changes/ticket33075 b/changes/ticket33075
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69698d90b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket33075
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Testing:
+    - Stop allowing failures on the Travis CI stem tests job. It looks like all
+      the stem hangs we were seeing are now fixed, but let's make sure we see
+      them if they happen again. Closes ticket 33075.