diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-go-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-go-tests.yaml
index fb5ef7b5c6..6235338c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-go-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-go-tests.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
             dolt_fmt: "__DOLT_DEV__"
             journal_store: ""
           - os: "ubuntu-22.04"
-            dolt_fmt: "__DOLT_DEV__"
+            dolt_fmt: "__DOLT__"
             journal_store: "true"
     steps:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
diff --git a/go/store/nbs/chunk_journal.go b/go/store/nbs/chunk_journal.go
index da0cb03bcf..26636091c8 100644
--- a/go/store/nbs/chunk_journal.go
+++ b/go/store/nbs/chunk_journal.go
@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@ func (j *chunkJournal) Name() string {
 
 // Update implements manifest.
 func (j *chunkJournal) Update(ctx context.Context, lastLock addr, next manifestContents, stats *Stats, writeHook func() error) (manifestContents, error) {
-	if emptyAddr(addr(next.root)) {
-		next.root = next.root
-	}
-
 	if j.journal == nil {
 		// pass the update to |j.backing| if the journals is not initialized
 		return j.backing.Update(ctx, lastLock, next, stats, writeHook)
diff --git a/go/store/nbs/store_test.go b/go/store/nbs/store_test.go
index 8841e10533..6c353603df 100644
--- a/go/store/nbs/store_test.go
+++ b/go/store/nbs/store_test.go
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func makeTestLocalStore(t *testing.T, maxTableFiles int) (st *NomsBlockStore, nomsDir string, q MemoryQuotaProvider) {
-	if ChunkJournalFeatureFlag {
-		t.Skip() // todo
-	}
-
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	nomsDir = filepath.Join(tempfiles.MovableTempFileProvider.GetTempDir(), "noms_"+uuid.New().String()[:8])
 	err := os.MkdirAll(nomsDir, os.ModePerm)