diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/subquery/subquery_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/subquery/subquery_test.go
index b8fcca34f1c..eb949e1c697 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/subquery/subquery_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/subquery/subquery_test.go
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ func TestNotINQueries(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
-// Test only supported in >= v16.0.0
 func TestSubqueriesExists(t *testing.T) {
-	utils.SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(t, 16, "vtgate")
 	mcmp, closer := start(t)
 	defer closer()
 
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded/st_sharded_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded/st_sharded_test.go
index 8f8050bebe1..4c495d257b5 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded/st_sharded_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded/st_sharded_test.go
@@ -296,9 +296,6 @@ func TestDMLOnNewTable(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestNewView validates that view tracking works as expected.
 func TestNewView(t *testing.T) {
-	utils.SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(t, 16, "vtgate")
-	utils.SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(t, 16, "vttablet")
-
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	conn, err := mysql.Connect(ctx, &vtParams)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -321,9 +318,6 @@ func TestNewView(t *testing.T) {
 
 // TestViewAndTable validates that new column added in table is present in the view definition
 func TestViewAndTable(t *testing.T) {
-	utils.SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(t, 16, "vtgate")
-	utils.SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(t, 16, "vttablet")
-
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	conn, err := mysql.Connect(ctx, &vtParams)
 	require.NoError(t, err)