diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/EchoPropertiesTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/EchoPropertiesTest.java
index 9bc433a88..c5c430205 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/EchoPropertiesTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/EchoPropertiesTest.java
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ public class EchoPropertiesTest extends BuildFileTest {
     public void testWithRegex() throws Exception {
         executeTarget("testWithRegex");
         assertDebuglogContaining("ant.home=");
-        assertDebuglogContaining("user.variant=");
     }
 
     private void testEchoPrefixVarious(String target) throws Exception {