diff --git a/python/grass/grassdb/testsuite/test_manage.py b/python/grass/grassdb/testsuite/test_manage.py
index 007c54c4736..5b6880ce93f 100644
--- a/python/grass/grassdb/testsuite/test_manage.py
+++ b/python/grass/grassdb/testsuite/test_manage.py
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 
 """Tests of grass.grassdb.manage"""
 
+import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from grass.grassdb.manage import MapsetPath, resolve_mapset_path, split_mapset_path
 from grass.gunittest.case import TestCase
 from grass.gunittest.gmodules import call_module
 from grass.gunittest.main import test
-from grass.gunittest.utils import xfail_windows
 
 
 class TestMapsetPath(TestCase):
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ def test_mapset_from_path_object(self):
         self.assertEqual(mapset_path.mapset, mapset_name)
         self.assertEqual(mapset_path.path, Path(path) / location_name / mapset_name)
 
-    @xfail_windows
     def test_mapset_from_str(self):
         """Check with path from str and database directory as Path"""
         path = "does/not/exist"
@@ -51,7 +50,8 @@ def test_mapset_from_str(self):
             mapset=mapset_name,
         )
         # Paths are currently stored as is (not resolved).
-        self.assertEqual(mapset_path.directory, path)
+        # pathlib uses os.sep for string representation of Path objects
+        self.assertEqual(mapset_path.directory, path.replace("/", os.sep))
         self.assertEqual(mapset_path.location, location_name)
         self.assertEqual(mapset_path.mapset, mapset_name)
         self.assertEqual(mapset_path.path, Path(path) / location_name / mapset_name)
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ def test_mapset_from_str(self):
 class TestSplitMapsetPath(TestCase):
     """Check that split works with different parameters"""
 
-    @xfail_windows
     def test_split_path(self):
         """Check that pathlib.Path is correctly split"""
         ref_db = "does/not/exist"
@@ -68,11 +67,10 @@ def test_split_path(self):
         ref_mapset = "test_mapset_1"
         path = Path(ref_db) / ref_location / ref_mapset
         new_db, new_location, new_mapset = split_mapset_path(path)
-        self.assertEqual(new_db, ref_db)
+        self.assertEqual(new_db, ref_db.replace("/", os.sep))
         self.assertEqual(new_location, ref_location)
         self.assertEqual(new_mapset, ref_mapset)
 
-    @xfail_windows
     def test_split_str(self):
         """Check that path as str is correctly split"""
         ref_db = "does/not/exist"
@@ -80,11 +78,10 @@ def test_split_str(self):
         ref_mapset = "test_mapset_1"
         path = Path(ref_db) / ref_location / ref_mapset
         new_db, new_location, new_mapset = split_mapset_path(str(path))
-        self.assertEqual(new_db, ref_db)
+        self.assertEqual(new_db, ref_db.replace("/", os.sep))
         self.assertEqual(new_location, ref_location)
         self.assertEqual(new_mapset, ref_mapset)
 
-    @xfail_windows
     def test_split_str_trailing_slash(self):
         """Check that path as str with a trailing slash is correctly split"""
         ref_db = "does/not/exist"
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ def test_split_str_trailing_slash(self):
         ref_mapset = "test_mapset_1"
         path = Path(ref_db) / ref_location / ref_mapset
         new_db, new_location, new_mapset = split_mapset_path(str(path) + "/")
-        self.assertEqual(new_db, ref_db)
+        self.assertEqual(new_db, ref_db.replace("/", os.sep))
         self.assertEqual(new_location, ref_location)
         self.assertEqual(new_mapset, ref_mapset)