diff --git a/test/subset/data/Makefile.sources b/test/subset/data/Makefile.sources
index 83f3e5ab0..845a77e73 100644
--- a/test/subset/data/Makefile.sources
+++ b/test/subset/data/Makefile.sources
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ TESTS = \
 	tests/math.tests \
 	tests/math_coverage_offset.tests \
 	tests/post.tests \
+	tests/full_instance.tests \
+	tests/instance_feature_variations.tests \
+	tests/instantiate_glyf.tests \
+	tests/pin_all_at_default.tests \
 	$(NULL)
 
 # TODO: re-enable once colrv1 subsetting is stabilized.
@@ -59,8 +63,4 @@ XFAIL_TESTS = \
 
 # Disabled because instancing is only available w/ experimental API on.
 DISABLED_TESTS = \
-	tests/full_instance.tests \
-	tests/instance_feature_variations.tests \
-	tests/instantiate_glyf.tests \
-	tests/pin_all_at_default.tests \
 	$(NULL)
diff --git a/test/subset/generate-expected-outputs.py b/test/subset/generate-expected-outputs.py
index 2e22dcc3b..2b7a87f29 100755
--- a/test/subset/generate-expected-outputs.py
+++ b/test/subset/generate-expected-outputs.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ def generate_expected_output(input_file, unicodes, profile_flags, instance_flags
 			"--no-overlap-flag",
 			"--no-recalc-bounds",
 			"--no-recalc-timestamp",
-			"--no-harfbuzz-repacker", # disable harfbuzz repacker so we aren't comparing to ourself.
 			"--output=%s" % instance_path,
 			input_file]
 		args.extend(instance_flags)
diff --git a/test/subset/meson.build b/test/subset/meson.build
index f9b765a41..77a2029d7 100644
--- a/test/subset/meson.build
+++ b/test/subset/meson.build
@@ -49,18 +49,12 @@ tests = [
   'glyph_names',
   'post',
   '32bit_var_store',
+  'pin_all_at_default',
+  'instantiate_glyf',
+  'full_instance',
+  'instance_feature_variations',
 ]
 
-if get_option('experimental_api')
-  # instacing tests, only supported in experimental api
-  tests += [
-    'pin_all_at_default',
-    'instantiate_glyf',
-    'full_instance',
-    'instance_feature_variations',
-  ]
-endif
-
 repack_tests = [
   'basic',
   'prioritization',
@@ -70,7 +64,6 @@ repack_tests = [
   'space_splitting',
 ]
 
-
 run_test = find_program('run-tests.py')
 
 foreach t : tests
diff --git a/util/hb-subset.cc b/util/hb-subset.cc
index e02cff8d8..bd4dea2d3 100644
--- a/util/hb-subset.cc
+++ b/util/hb-subset.cc
@@ -660,7 +660,6 @@ parse_drop_tables (const char *name,
   return true;
 }
 
-#ifdef HB_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 #ifndef HB_NO_VAR
 static gboolean
 parse_instance (const char *name,
@@ -725,7 +724,6 @@ parse_instance (const char *name,
   return true;
 }
 #endif
-#endif
 
 template <GOptionArgFunc line_parser, bool allow_comments=true>
 static gboolean
@@ -897,7 +895,6 @@ subset_main_t::add_options ()
     {"drop-tables",	0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, (gpointer) &parse_drop_tables,	"Drop the specified tables. Use --drop-tables-=... to subtract from the current set.", "list of string table tags or *"},
     {"drop-tables+",	0, G_OPTION_FLAG_HIDDEN, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, (gpointer) &parse_drop_tables,	"Drop the specified tables.", "list of string table tags or *"},
     {"drop-tables-",	0, G_OPTION_FLAG_HIDDEN, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, (gpointer) &parse_drop_tables,	"Drop the specified tables.", "list of string table tags or *"},
-#ifdef HB_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 #ifndef HB_NO_VAR
     {"instance",	0, 0, G_OPTION_ARG_CALLBACK, (gpointer) &parse_instance,
      "(Partially|Fully) Instantiate a variable font. A location consists of the tag of a variation axis, followed by '=', followed by a\n"
@@ -906,7 +903,6 @@ subset_main_t::add_options ()
      "For example: --instance=\"wdth=100 wght=200\" or --instance=\"wdth=drop\"\n"
      "Note: currently only fully instancing to the default location is supported\n",
      "list of comma separated axis-locations"},
-#endif
 #endif
     {nullptr}
   };