diff --git a/rcl/test/rcl/test_publisher.cpp b/rcl/test/rcl/test_publisher.cpp
index d62f152..a9fd06c 100644
--- a/rcl/test/rcl/test_publisher.cpp
+++ b/rcl/test/rcl/test_publisher.cpp
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ TEST_F(CLASSNAME(TestPublisherFixture, RMW_IMPLEMENTATION), test_publisher_nomin
   std_msgs__msg__String__init(&msg);
   ASSERT_TRUE(rosidl_generator_c__String__assign(&msg.data, "testing"));
   ret = rcl_publish(&publisher, &msg);
-  // TODO(wjwwood): re-enable this fini when ownership of the string is resolved.
-  //                currently with Connext we will spuriously get a double free here.
-  // std_msgs__msg__String__fini(&msg);
+  std_msgs__msg__String__fini(&msg);
   ASSERT_EQ(RCL_RET_OK, ret) << rcl_get_error_string_safe();
 }
 
diff --git a/rcl/test/rcl/test_subscription.cpp b/rcl/test/rcl/test_subscription.cpp
index 2a3ea9e..fb5d722 100644
--- a/rcl/test/rcl/test_subscription.cpp
+++ b/rcl/test/rcl/test_subscription.cpp
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ TEST_F(CLASSNAME(TestSubscriptionFixture, RMW_IMPLEMENTATION), test_subscription
     std_msgs__msg__String__init(&msg);
     ASSERT_TRUE(rosidl_generator_c__String__assign(&msg.data, test_string));
     ret = rcl_publish(&publisher, &msg);
-    // TODO(wjwwood): re-enable this fini when ownership of the string is resolved.
-    //                currently with Connext we will spuriously get a double free here.
-    // std_msgs__msg__String__fini(&msg);
+    std_msgs__msg__String__fini(&msg);
     ASSERT_EQ(RCL_RET_OK, ret) << rcl_get_error_string_safe();
   }
   bool success;