diff --git a/tests/sys/progress_bar/tests/01-run.py b/tests/sys/progress_bar/tests/01-run.py
index e9c1a8192b..3688427b06 100755
--- a/tests/sys/progress_bar/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/sys/progress_bar/tests/01-run.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ def testfunc(child):
         progress_str += EMPTY_CHARACTER * (LENGTH - ratio)
         check_str = 'Progress bar 0 |{}| {:3}%'.format(
             progress_str, i)
-        # todo: temporary printout for debugging this flaky test
-        print("EXPECTS:", check_str, "LENGTH:", LENGTH, "ratio:", ratio)
         child.expect_exact(check_str)
     child.expect_exact("Done!")