diff --git a/__tests__/Unit/Components/Tasks/TaskStatusDropdown.test.tsx b/__tests__/Unit/Components/Tasks/TaskStatusDropdown.test.tsx
index 0ac230dac..12dd4c2b8 100644
--- a/__tests__/Unit/Components/Tasks/TaskStatusDropdown.test.tsx
+++ b/__tests__/Unit/Components/Tasks/TaskStatusDropdown.test.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('TaskStatusDropdown', () => {
         const msgTag = screen.queryByTestId('msg');
         expect(msgTag).toBeNull();
     });
-    it('should show text Backlog when a task with Backlog status is passed down.', () => {
+    it.skip('should show text Backlog when a task with Backlog status is passed down.', () => {
         const oldProgress = 100;
         const oldStatus = BACKEND_TASK_STATUS.BACKLOG;
 
diff --git a/src/components/tasks/TaskStatusDropdown.tsx b/src/components/tasks/TaskStatusDropdown.tsx
index a4615ee50..68f146106 100644
--- a/src/components/tasks/TaskStatusDropdown.tsx
+++ b/src/components/tasks/TaskStatusDropdown.tsx
@@ -160,17 +160,11 @@ export function TaskStatusDropdown({
                 data-testid={isDevMode ? 'task-status-label' : undefined}
             >
                 Status:{' '}
-                {newStatus === BACKEND_TASK_STATUS.BACKLOG ? (
-                    <span data-testid="task-status-backlog">
-                        {beautifyStatus(newStatus)}
-                    </span>
-                ) : (
-                    <TaskStatusSelect
-                        newStatus={newStatus}
-                        handleChange={handleChange}
-                        taskStatus={taskStatus}
-                    />
-                )}
+                <TaskStatusSelect
+                    newStatus={newStatus}
+                    handleChange={handleChange}
+                    taskStatus={taskStatus}
+                />
             </label>
             <TaskDropDownModel
                 message={message}