diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/unix/symlink.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/unix/symlink.xml
index 1b6baa559..134f29f18 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/unix/symlink.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/optional/unix/symlink.xml
@@ -308,12 +308,6 @@
 
     <sleep seconds="${delay}"/>  <!-- make sure OS has time to catch up -->
 
-    <pathconvert property="symtest1.content">
-      <fileset dir="${output}/symtest1"/>
-      <map from="${output}/symtest1" to=""/>
-    </pathconvert>
-    <echo>Content of ${output}/symtest1 is ${symtest1.content}</echo>
-
     <available file="${output}/symtest1/link1"
                property="test.recreate.link1.recreated"/>
 
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/SymlinkTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/SymlinkTest.java
index 4e3427ee1..257a8ee48 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/SymlinkTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/unix/SymlinkTest.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class SymlinkTest {
         if (dirlinkRem != null) {
             fail(dirlinkRem);
         }
-        System.err.println(buildRule.getFullLog());
+
         assertNotNull("Failed to recreate link1",
                       p.getProperty("test.recreate.link1.recreated"));
         assertNotNull("Failed to recreate link2",