diff --git a/openbsc/tests/ctrl_test_runner.py b/openbsc/tests/ctrl_test_runner.py
index 9050c09a3..a11548823 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/ctrl_test_runner.py
+++ b/openbsc/tests/ctrl_test_runner.py
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class TestCtrlBase(unittest.TestCase):
             osmo_ctrl_cmd[cfi] = os.path.join(confpath, osmo_ctrl_cmd[cfi])
 
         try:
-            print "Launch: %s from %s" % (' '.join(osmo_ctrl_cmd), os.getcwd())
             self.proc = osmoutil.popen_devnull(osmo_ctrl_cmd)
         except OSError:
             print >> sys.stderr, "Current directory: %s" % os.getcwd()
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/smpp_test_runner.py b/openbsc/tests/smpp_test_runner.py
index 9dc0d1340..b6da86ca2 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/smpp_test_runner.py
+++ b/openbsc/tests/smpp_test_runner.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class TestVTYBase(unittest.TestCase):
             osmo_vty_cmd[cfi] = os.path.join(confpath, osmo_vty_cmd[cfi])
 
         try:
-            print "Launch: %s from %s" % (' '.join(osmo_vty_cmd), os.getcwd())
             self.proc = osmoutil.popen_devnull(osmo_vty_cmd)
         except OSError:
             print >> sys.stderr, "Current directory: %s" % os.getcwd()
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/vty_test_runner.py b/openbsc/tests/vty_test_runner.py
index ca4b27642..821c6d342 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/vty_test_runner.py
+++ b/openbsc/tests/vty_test_runner.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class TestVTYBase(unittest.TestCase):
             osmo_vty_cmd[cfi] = os.path.join(confpath, osmo_vty_cmd[cfi])
 
         try:
-            print "Launch: %s from %s" % (' '.join(osmo_vty_cmd), os.getcwd())
             self.proc = osmoutil.popen_devnull(osmo_vty_cmd)
         except OSError:
             print >> sys.stderr, "Current directory: %s" % os.getcwd()