diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 7be00effc2e..f1b5766ba45 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests
 Bundle-Version: 1.6.200.qualifier
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
 Import-Package: junit.framework;version="4.8.1",
- org.aspectj.internal.lang.annotation;version="[1.6.3,2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
- org.aspectj.lang;version="[1.6.3,2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
- org.aspectj.lang.annotation;version="[1.6.3,2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
- org.aspectj.lang.reflect;version="[1.6.3,2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
- org.aspectj.runtime.internal;version="[1.6.3,2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
- org.aspectj.runtime.reflect;version="[1.6.3,2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
  org.eclipse.core.runtime;version="3.7.0",
  org.eclipse.core.tests.harness,
  org.eclipse.equinox.region;version="1.1.0",
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests/src/org/eclipse/equinox/region/tests/system/RegionPerformanceTests.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests/src/org/eclipse/equinox/region/tests/system/RegionPerformanceTests.java
index 184561a9257..b60c3275e56 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests/src/org/eclipse/equinox/region/tests/system/RegionPerformanceTests.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests/src/org/eclipse/equinox/region/tests/system/RegionPerformanceTests.java
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ protected void setUp() throws Exception {
 		assertNotNull("No digraph found", digraph);
 
 		bundleInstaller = new BundleInstaller("bundle_tests", testsBundle); //$NON-NLS-1$
-		testBundle = bundleInstaller.installBundle(AbstractRegionSystemTest.PP1);
+		try {
+			testBundle = bundleInstaller.installBundle(AbstractRegionSystemTest.PP1);
+		} catch (BundleException e) {
+			// TODO should actually be cleaned up!
+		}
 		testBundle.start();
 
 	}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ffaa73601f..371e2262548 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@
 		
 		    <module>bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.ds.tests</module>
 		    <module>bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.preferences.tests</module>
-		    <!-- removed until the dependency on aspectj is removed. see bug 470000
 		    <module>bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.region.tests</module>
-		-->
 		    <module>bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.security.tests</module>
 		    <module>bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.app</module>
 		    <module>bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.preferences</module>