diff --git a/test/ruby/test_process.rb b/test/ruby/test_process.rb
index e0cb49b8ef..115c33a078 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_process.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_process.rb
@@ -2260,8 +2260,6 @@ EOS
         pid = fork {Process.kill(:QUIT, parent)}
         IO.popen([ruby, -'--disable=gems'], -'r+'){}
         Process.wait(pid)
-        $stdout.puts
-        $stdout.flush
       end
     INPUT
   end if defined?(fork)