diff --git a/services/storage/tests/conftest.py b/services/storage/tests/conftest.py
index 9a41a2a73496..e657418a79f4 100644
--- a/services/storage/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/services/storage/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1018,12 +1018,8 @@ async def with_storage_celery_worker_controller(
         perform_ping_check=False,
         queues="default,cpu_bound",
     ) as worker:
-        worker_init.send(sender=worker)
-
         yield worker
 
-        worker_shutdown.send(sender=worker)
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def with_storage_celery_worker(
diff --git a/services/storage/tests/unit/test_async_jobs.py b/services/storage/tests/unit/test_async_jobs.py
index e45bff4a63c1..89bebdadea0c 100644
--- a/services/storage/tests/unit/test_async_jobs.py
+++ b/services/storage/tests/unit/test_async_jobs.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async def _wait_for_job(
         {"a", "set"},
     ],
 )
-async def test_asybc_jobs_workflow(
+async def test_async_jobs_workflow(
     initialized_app: FastAPI,
     register_rpc_routes: None,
     storage_rabbitmq_rpc_client: RabbitMQRPCClient,
@@ -241,15 +241,7 @@ async def test_asybc_jobs_workflow(
     "exposed_rpc_start",
     [
         rpc_sync_job.__name__,
-        pytest.param(
-            rpc_async_job.__name__,
-            marks=pytest.mark.skip(
-                reason=(
-                    "hangs after teardown for unknown reason "
-                    "SEE https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/issues/7486"
-                )
-            ),
-        ),
+        rpc_async_job.__name__,
     ],
 )
 async def test_async_jobs_cancel(