diff --git a/python/samba/tests/__init__.py b/python/samba/tests/__init__.py
index d012113cda6..d634acab236 100644
--- a/python/samba/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/python/samba/tests/__init__.py
@@ -326,20 +326,22 @@ class BlackboxTestCase(TestCaseInTempDir):
                              stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                              stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                              shell=True)
-        retcode = p.wait()
+        stdoutdata, stderrdata = p.communicate()
+        retcode = p.returncode
         if retcode != expected:
             raise BlackboxProcessError(retcode,
                                        line,
-                                       p.stdout.read(),
-                                       p.stderr.read())
+                                       stdoutdata,
+                                       stderrdata)
 
     def check_output(self, line):
         line = self._make_cmdline(line)
         p = subprocess.Popen(line, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True, close_fds=True)
-        retcode = p.wait()
+        stdoutdata, stderrdata = p.communicate()
+        retcode = p.returncode
         if retcode:
-            raise BlackboxProcessError(retcode, line, p.stdout.read(), p.stderr.read())
-        return p.stdout.read()
+            raise BlackboxProcessError(retcode, line, stdoutdata, stderrdata)
+        return stdoutdata
 
 
 def connect_samdb(samdb_url, lp=None, session_info=None, credentials=None,
diff --git a/selftest/knownfail.d/python-tests b/selftest/knownfail.d/python-tests
deleted file mode 100644
index 754fed5e41f..00000000000
--- a/selftest/knownfail.d/python-tests
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-^samba.tests.blackbox.check_output