diff --git a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
index 91f85990116ee7..5fc4181a1eeadb 100644
--- a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -2804,7 +2804,6 @@ def test_map_no_failfast(self):
         # check that we indeed waited for all jobs
         self.assertGreater(time.monotonic() - t_start, 0.9)
 
-    @support.requires_gil_enabled("gh-118413: test is flaky with GIL disabled")
     def test_release_task_refs(self):
         # Issue #29861: task arguments and results should not be kept
         # alive after we are done with them.
@@ -2813,8 +2812,8 @@ def test_release_task_refs(self):
         self.pool.map(identity, objs)
 
         del objs
-        gc.collect()  # For PyPy or other GCs.
         time.sleep(DELTA)  # let threaded cleanup code run
+        support.gc_collect()  # For PyPy or other GCs.
         self.assertEqual(set(wr() for wr in refs), {None})
         # With a process pool, copies of the objects are returned, check
         # they were released too.