diff --git a/tests/networking-hostname.nix b/tests/networking-hostname.nix
index 93a67bb..14d1ded 100644
--- a/tests/networking-hostname.nix
+++ b/tests/networking-hostname.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@
     grep "scutil --set ComputerName 'EVE’s MacBook Pro'" ${config.out}/activate
     grep "scutil --set LocalHostName ${lib.escapeShellArg "EVE"}" ${config.out}/activate
     grep "scutil --set HostName ${lib.escapeShellArg "EVE"}" ${config.out}/activate
-    echo checking defaults write in ${config.out}/activate-user >&2
   '';
 }
diff --git a/tests/networking-shell-escape.nix b/tests/networking-shell-escape.nix
index da399b1..8cd2a45 100644
--- a/tests/networking-shell-escape.nix
+++ b/tests/networking-shell-escape.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@
     grep "scutil --set ComputerName '"\""Quotey McQuote's Macbook Pro"\""'" ${config.out}/activate
     grep "scutil --set LocalHostName '"\""Quotey-McQuote's-Macbook-Pro"\""'" ${config.out}/activate
     grep "scutil --set HostName "'"\""Quotey-McQuote's-Macbook-Pro"\""'"  ${config.out}/activate
-    echo checking defaults write in ${config.out}/activate-user >&2
   '';
 }