diff --git a/.changes/next-release/feature-e16b5994-34c8-465b-b0a9-386590a7d9ea.json b/.changes/next-release/feature-e16b5994-34c8-465b-b0a9-386590a7d9ea.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..629148e276c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/feature-e16b5994-34c8-465b-b0a9-386590a7d9ea.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "type" : "feature",
+  "description" : "Amazon Q Code Transformation: allow users to skip tests"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/amazonq/codetransform/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/codemodernizer/controller/CodeTransformChatController.kt b/plugins/amazonq/codetransform/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/codemodernizer/controller/CodeTransformChatController.kt
index 91f2eee8158..7f9570ee413 100644
--- a/plugins/amazonq/codetransform/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/codemodernizer/controller/CodeTransformChatController.kt
+++ b/plugins/amazonq/codetransform/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/codemodernizer/controller/CodeTransformChatController.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.codemodernizer.constants.buildTr
 import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.codemodernizer.constants.buildUserCancelledChatContent
 import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.codemodernizer.constants.buildUserHilSelection
 import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.codemodernizer.constants.buildUserInputChatContent
+import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.codemodernizer.constants.buildUserInputSkipTestsFlagChatContent
+import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.codemodernizer.constants.buildUserInputSkipTestsFlagChatIntroContent
 import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.codemodernizer.constants.buildUserSelectionSummaryChatContent
 import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.codemodernizer.constants.buildUserSkipTestsFlagSelectionChatContent
 import software.aws.toolkits.jetbrains.services.codemodernizer.constants.buildUserStopTransformChatContent
@@ -227,16 +229,10 @@ class CodeTransformChatController(
         // Publish metric to capture user selection before local build starts
         telemetry.submitSelection("Confirm", selection)
 
-        // TO-DO: delete this line when backend issue is fixed
-        codeModernizerManager.codeTransformationSession?.let { codeModernizerManager.runLocalMavenBuild(context.project, it) }
-
-        // TO-DO: uncomment these lines when backend issue is fixed
-        /*
         codeTransformChatHelper.run {
             addNewMessage(buildUserInputSkipTestsFlagChatIntroContent())
             addNewMessage(buildUserInputSkipTestsFlagChatContent())
         }
-         */
     }
 
     override suspend fun processCodeTransformConfirmSkipTests(message: IncomingCodeTransformMessage.CodeTransformConfirmSkipTests) {