diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/.ci.yaml b/engine/src/flutter/.ci.yaml
index 9059379688..2ea5523b59 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/.ci.yaml
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/.ci.yaml
@@ -576,8 +576,6 @@ targets:
 
   - name: Windows windows_host_engine_test
     recipe: engine_v2/engine_v2
-    # TODO(matanlurey): Enable (https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/161990).
-    bringup: true
     timeout: 120
     properties:
       config_name: windows_host_engine_test
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/ci/builders/windows_host_engine.json b/engine/src/flutter/ci/builders/windows_host_engine.json
index 46104111c9..81ecdbcc2a 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/ci/builders/windows_host_engine.json
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/ci/builders/windows_host_engine.json
@@ -58,20 +58,7 @@
                     "flutter/build/archives:windows_flutter",
                     "flutter/impeller/toolkit/interop:sdk"
                 ]
-            },
-            "tests": [
-                {
-                    "language": "python3",
-                    "name": "Host Tests for host_debug",
-                    "script": "flutter/testing/run_tests.py",
-                    "parameters": [
-                        "--variant",
-                        "ci/host_debug",
-                        "--type",
-                        "engine"
-                    ]
-                }
-            ]
+            }
         },
         {
             "archives": [
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/ci/builders/windows_host_engine_test.json b/engine/src/flutter/ci/builders/windows_host_engine_test.json
index ce51d75691..84b40d3d09 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/ci/builders/windows_host_engine_test.json
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/ci/builders/windows_host_engine_test.json
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@
             },
             "gn": [
                 "--target-dir",
-                "ci/host_debug",
+                "ci/host_debug_test",
                 "--runtime-mode",
                 "debug",
                 "--no-lto",
                 "--no-goma",
                 "--rbe"
             ],
-            "name": "ci\\host_debug",
+            "name": "ci\\host_debug_test",
             "description": "Builds host-side unit tests for Windows.",
             "ninja": {
-                "config": "ci/host_debug",
+                "config": "ci/host_debug_test",
                 "targets": [
                     "flutter:unittests"
                 ]
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
             "tests": [
                 {
                     "language": "python3",
-                    "name": "Host Tests for host_debug",
+                    "name": "Host Tests for host_debug_test",
                     "script": "flutter/testing/run_tests.py",
                     "parameters": [
                         "--variant",
-                        "ci/host_debug",
+                        "ci/host_debug_test",
                         "--type",
                         "engine"
                     ]
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/tools/pkg/engine_build_configs/bin/check.dart b/engine/src/flutter/tools/pkg/engine_build_configs/bin/check.dart
index b7d135c17a..54b96eb2f6 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/tools/pkg/engine_build_configs/bin/check.dart
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/tools/pkg/engine_build_configs/bin/check.dart
@@ -177,13 +177,7 @@ void run(
           );
         }
         if (build.tests.isNotEmpty) {
-          // TODO(matanlurey): https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/161990.
-          if (target.properties.configName == 'windows_host_engine' &&
-              build.name == r'ci\host_debug') {
-            debugPrint('  Skipping: ${build.name}: Allow-listed during migration');
-          } else {
-            configConventionErrors.add('${build.name}: Includes "tests: [ ... ]"');
-          }
+          configConventionErrors.add('${build.name}: Includes "tests: [ ... ]"');
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/tools/pkg/engine_build_configs/test/check_integration_test.dart b/engine/src/flutter/tools/pkg/engine_build_configs/test/check_integration_test.dart
index 278baec3db..e70792a876 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/tools/pkg/engine_build_configs/test/check_integration_test.dart
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/tools/pkg/engine_build_configs/test/check_integration_test.dart
@@ -200,22 +200,6 @@ void main() {
     expect(stderr.toString(), contains('❌ All builder files conform to release_build standards'));
   });
 
-  test('allows a release builder if allow-listed', () {
-    addConfig('windows_host_engine', [
-      {
-        'name': r'ci\host_debug',
-        'archives': <Object?>[
-          {
-            'include_paths': ['out/foo'],
-          },
-        ],
-        'tests': <Object?>[{}],
-      },
-    ], releaseBuild: true);
-
-    run(['--engine-src-path=${tmpFlutterEngineSrc.path}']);
-  });
-
   test('fails if archives.include_paths is empty', () {
     addConfig('linux_engine', [
       {