diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index fd62327102..4945e94cda 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ sub singletest {
         my $logdir = getrunnerlogdir($runnerid);
         # first, remove all lingering log & lock files
         if(!cleardir($logdir)) {
-            logmsg "Warning: $runnerid: cleardir($logdir) failed\n";
+            #logmsg "Warning: $runnerid: cleardir($logdir) failed\n";
         }
         if(!cleardir("$logdir/$LOCKDIR")) {
             logmsg "Warning: $runnerid: cleardir($logdir/$LOCKDIR) failed\n";