diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/EchoTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/EchoTest.java
index 2a677cf70..1cd92630b 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/EchoTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/EchoTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public class EchoTest extends BuildFileTest {
     // Output an empty String
     public void test1() {
         expectLog("test1", "");
-        expectOutput("test1","");
     }
     
     public void testLogBlankEcho() {