diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-al4.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-al4.yml
index ca1e74f8f7ad..0f7b4bd94f09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-al4.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-al4.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/CCF/CCF
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DTEST_HYBRID_TLS_GROUPS=ON ..
+          cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
           ninja
         shell: bash
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cf14b23386b..07e6dfa7f1d9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -134,12 +134,6 @@ option(LONG_TESTS "Enable long end-to-end tests" OFF)
 option(USE_SNMALLOC "Link against snmalloc" ON)
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/snmalloc.cmake)
 
-option(
-  TEST_HYBRID_TLS_GROUPS
-  "Assert that TLS handshakes negotiate a hybrid post-quantum group, which requires OpenSSL 3.5 or later"
-  OFF
-)
-
 option(CLANG_TIDY "Run clang-tidy on the codebase" OFF)
 
 option(
@@ -881,10 +875,6 @@ if(BUILD_TESTS)
 
     add_unit_test(tls_test ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/tls/test/main.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(tls_test PRIVATE ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
-    target_compile_definitions(
-      tls_test
-      PRIVATE TEST_HYBRID_TLS_GROUPS=$<BOOL:${TEST_HYBRID_TLS_GROUPS}>
-    )
 
     add_unit_test(
       base64_test
@@ -1360,13 +1350,11 @@ if(BUILD_TESTS)
     BUCKET bucket_c
   )
 
-  if(TEST_HYBRID_TLS_GROUPS)
-    add_e2e_test(
-      NAME tls_groups_test
-      PYTHON_SCRIPT ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/tls_groups.py
-      BUCKET bucket_a
-    )
-  endif()
+  add_e2e_test(
+    NAME tls_groups_test
+    PYTHON_SCRIPT ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/tls_groups.py
+    BUCKET bucket_a
+  )
 
   if(CLIENT_PROTOCOLS_TEST)
     add_e2e_test(
diff --git a/src/tls/test/main.cpp b/src/tls/test/main.cpp
index e36106e4998c..3436ca481890 100644
--- a/src/tls/test/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tls/test/main.cpp
@@ -526,10 +526,6 @@ class InspectableServer : public tls::Server
   }
 };
 
-#ifndef TEST_HYBRID_TLS_GROUPS
-#  define TEST_HYBRID_TLS_GROUPS 0
-#endif
-
 // Hybrid groups offered by src/tls/context.h, in the order they are offered
 constexpr auto secp384r1_mlkem1024 = "SecP384r1MLKEM1024";
 constexpr auto secp256r1_mlkem768 = "SecP256r1MLKEM768";
@@ -607,8 +603,7 @@ TEST_CASE("group negotiation")
   }
 }
 
-TEST_CASE(
-  "hybrid group negotiation" * doctest::skip(TEST_HYBRID_TLS_GROUPS == 0))
+TEST_CASE("hybrid group negotiation")
 {
   const std::vector<std::string> hybrid_groups = {
     secp384r1_mlkem1024, secp256r1_mlkem768, x25519_mlkem768};
diff --git a/tests/ci-buckets.txt b/tests/ci-buckets.txt
index 7ca731569c23..c21da141b93a 100644
--- a/tests/ci-buckets.txt
+++ b/tests/ci-buckets.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 bucket_a:
+  tls_groups_test
   lts_compatibility
 
 bucket_b:
diff --git a/tests/tls_groups.py b/tests/tls_groups.py
index 759c4c14c9ee..7cba3c9006c0 100644
--- a/tests/tls_groups.py
+++ b/tests/tls_groups.py
@@ -15,11 +15,24 @@
 WEAKEST_GROUP = "P-256"
 WEAKEST_GROUP_REPORTED = "prime256v1"
 
+# TLS NamedGroup IDs reported by OpenSSL 3.3
+# Match IANA Group IDs defined in
+# https://www.iana.org/assignments/tls-parameters/tls-parameters.xhtml#tls-parameters-8
+GROUP_IDS = {
+    "23": WEAKEST_GROUP_REPORTED,
+    "4587": "SecP256r1MLKEM768",
+    "4588": "X25519MLKEM768",
+    "4589": "SecP384r1MLKEM1024",
+}
+
 # A group CCF does not offer
 UNSUPPORTED_GROUP = "X448"
 
-# s_client reports hybrid groups by name, and classical groups as a peer key
+# s_client output varies between OpenSSL 3.3 and 3.5
 NEGOTIATED_GROUP = re.compile(r"^Negotiated TLS1\.3 group: (\S+)$", re.MULTILINE)
+TRACED_GROUP_ID = re.compile(
+    r"extension_type=key_share\(51\),[^\n]*\n" r"\s+NamedGroup: [^\n]*\((\d+)\)"
+)
 PEER_TEMP_KEY = re.compile(r"^Peer Temp Key: ECDH, ([^,]+),", re.MULTILINE)
 
 
@@ -29,7 +42,7 @@ def negotiate_group(address, groups):
     group they agreed on, or None if they could not agree.
     """
     completed = subprocess.run(
-        ["openssl", "s_client", "-connect", address, "-groups", groups],
+        ["openssl", "s_client", "-trace", "-connect", address, "-groups", groups],
         input="",
         capture_output=True,
         text=True,
@@ -42,6 +55,14 @@ def negotiate_group(address, groups):
     if match is not None and match.group(1) != "<NULL>":
         return match.group(1)
 
+    for record in output.split("Received TLS Record")[1:]:
+        if "ServerHello," in record:
+            match = TRACED_GROUP_ID.search(record)
+            if match is not None:
+                group_id = match.group(1)
+                return GROUP_IDS.get(group_id, group_id)
+            break
+
     match = PEER_TEMP_KEY.search(output)
     if match is not None:
         return match.group(1)