diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c
index 074290bb7bfe8a..0e71341d852f50 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/transform.c
@@ -7544,8 +7544,10 @@ generate_code (TransformData *td, MonoMethod *method, MonoMethodHeader *header,
 				g_error ("transform.c: Unimplemented opcode: 0xFE %02x (%s) at 0x%x\n", *td->ip, mono_opcode_name (256 + *td->ip), td->ip-header->code);
 			}
 			break;
-		default:
-			g_error ("transform.c: Unimplemented opcode: %02x at 0x%x\n", *td->ip, td->ip-header->code);
+		default: {
+			mono_error_set_generic_error (error, "System", "InvalidProgramException", "opcode 0x%02x not handled", *td->ip);
+			goto exit;
+		}
 		}
 		// No IR instructions were added as part of a bb_start IL instruction. Add a MINT_NOP
 		// so we always have an instruction associated with a bb_start. This is simple and avoids
diff --git a/src/tests/issues.targets b/src/tests/issues.targets
index f5500a2b1cb009..c7405591def058 100644
--- a/src/tests/issues.targets
+++ b/src/tests/issues.targets
@@ -1607,9 +1607,6 @@
         <ExcludeList Include = "$(XunitTestBinBase)/JIT/Regression/CLR-x86-JIT/V1-M11-Beta1/b47093/b47093/**">
             <Issue>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/54381</Issue>
         </ExcludeList>
-        <ExcludeList Include = "$(XunitTestBinBase)/JIT/Directed/coverage/importer/Desktop/ceeillegal_il_d/**">
-            <Issue>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/54372</Issue>
-        </ExcludeList>
         <ExcludeList Include = "$(XunitTestBinBase)/JIT/Methodical/NaN/r4nanconv_il_r/**">
             <Issue>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/54381</Issue>
         </ExcludeList>
@@ -1622,9 +1619,6 @@
         <ExcludeList Include = "$(XunitTestBinBase)/JIT/Directed/coverage/importer/Desktop/volatilstind_il_d/**">
             <Issue>needs triage</Issue>
         </ExcludeList>
-        <ExcludeList Include = "$(XunitTestBinBase)/JIT/Directed/coverage/importer/ceeillegal/**">
-            <Issue>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/54372</Issue>
-        </ExcludeList>
         <ExcludeList Include = "$(XunitTestBinBase)/JIT/Regression/CLR-x86-JIT/V1-M09.5-PDC/b30892/b30892/**">
             <Issue>needs triage</Issue>
         </ExcludeList>
@@ -1643,9 +1637,6 @@
         <ExcludeList Include = "$(XunitTestBinBase)/JIT/Regression/CLR-x86-JIT/V1-M12-Beta2/b37578/b37578/**">
             <Issue>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/54381</Issue>
         </ExcludeList>
-        <ExcludeList Include = "$(XunitTestBinBase)/JIT/Directed/coverage/importer/Desktop/ceeillegal_il_r/**">
-            <Issue>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/54372</Issue>
-        </ExcludeList>
         <ExcludeList Include = "$(XunitTestBinBase)/JIT/Regression/CLR-x86-JIT/V1-M09.5-PDC/b28597/b28597/**">
             <Issue>needs triage</Issue>
         </ExcludeList>