diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ViewReference.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ViewReference.java
index 61e60508ece..660cccc4089 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ViewReference.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/eclipseui/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ViewReference.java
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ public void persist() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public String getPartName() {
-		return descriptor == null ? "" : descriptor.getLabel(); //$NON-NLS-1$
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public String getSecondaryId() {
 		MPart part = getModel();
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/api/workbenchpart/ViewPartTitleTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/api/workbenchpart/ViewPartTitleTest.java
index 6aac0374308..a2add368225 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/api/workbenchpart/ViewPartTitleTest.java	
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests/Eclipse UI Tests/org/eclipse/ui/tests/api/workbenchpart/ViewPartTitleTest.java	
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -152,8 +151,7 @@ public void testNullTitle() throws Throwable {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Ignore
-	public void XXXtestCustomName() throws Throwable {
+	public void testCustomName() throws Throwable {
 		view.setPartName("CustomPartName");
 		verifySettings("CustomPartName", "CustomPartName", "");
 		verifyEvents(true, true, false);
@@ -175,8 +173,7 @@ public void testCustomContentDescription() throws Throwable {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	@Ignore
-	public void XXXtestCustomNameAndContentDescription() throws Throwable {
+	public void testCustomNameAndContentDescription() throws Throwable {
 		view.setPartName("CustomName");
 		view.setContentDescription("CustomContentDescription");
 		verifySettings("CustomName (CustomContentDescription)", "CustomName",