diff --git a/src/vpp-api/test/test_vapi.py b/src/vpp-api/test/test_vapi.py
index 1a4293d..09f9f83 100644
--- a/src/vpp-api/test/test_vapi.py
+++ b/src/vpp-api/test/test_vapi.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import unittest
 import os
 import signal
-from framework import VppTestCase, running_on_centos, VppTestRunner, Worker
+from framework import VppTestCase, VppTestRunner, Worker
 
 
 class VAPITestCase(VppTestCase):
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
                 "Timeout! Worker did not finish in %ss" % timeout)
         self.assert_equal(worker.result, 0, "Binary test return code")
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(running_on_centos, "Centos's gcc can't compile our C++")
     def test_vapi_cpp(self):
         """ run C++ VAPI tests """
         var = "TEST_BR"
diff --git a/test/ext/Makefile b/test/ext/Makefile
index 9c9791b..bc20614 100644
--- a/test/ext/Makefile
+++ b/test/ext/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	$(CC) -o $@ $(CFLAGS) -MM -MT '$(VAPI_CBIN)' $(CSRC) > $@
 
 
-ifeq ($(filter rhel centos,$(OS_ID)),$(OS_ID))
+ifeq ($(filter rhel centos,$(OS_ID)),$(OS_ID) AND $(OS_VERSION_ID),7)
 VAPI_CPPBIN=
 else
 CPPSRC = $(TEST_EXT_DIR)/vapi_cpp_test.cpp
diff --git a/test/framework.py b/test/framework.py
index 970c42d..f577513 100644
--- a/test/framework.py
+++ b/test/framework.py
@@ -219,14 +219,6 @@
 running_gcov_tests = _running_gcov_tests()
 
 
-def _running_on_centos():
-    os_id = os.getenv("OS_ID", "")
-    return True if "centos" in os_id.lower() else False
-
-
-running_on_centos = _running_on_centos()
-
-
 class KeepAliveReporter(object):
     """
     Singleton object which reports test start to parent process