diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/shtests b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/shtests
index 52aa0c8d9..c4e4e555c 100755
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/shtests
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/tests/shtests
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ do	case $OPT in
 	d)	debug=$OPTARG
 		;;
 	k)	keep=$OPTARG
-		echo "[DEBUG] keep == [$keep]" >&2
 		;;
 	l)	locale=$OPTARG
 		;;