diff --git a/verify/test.sh b/verify/test.sh
index 7000c76..eaa293b 100755
--- a/verify/test.sh
+++ b/verify/test.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ if [[ 1 -eq 1 ]]; then
   test ! -e "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
   test -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
   set +x
-  echo "TEST RC: $?"
   # teardown
   # enmesh: restore, since this particular one is checked in
   git checkout "${PWD}/.sops.yaml" > /dev/null 2>&1
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ if [[ 1 -eq 1 ]]; then
   test -e "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
   test ! -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
   set +x
-  echo "TEST RC: $?"
   # teardown
   # not necessary, all tracked in git
   # enmesh: restore, since this particular one is checked in
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ if [[ 1 -eq 1 ]]; then
   set -x
   ../bin/update_sops.sh -k "${keys_dir}" -c "${sops_cfg_dir}" -s "${secrets_file}" "${secrets_file}" > /dev/null 2>&1
   set +x
-  echo "TEST RC: $?"
   # teardown
   # not necessary, all tracked in git
   # enmesh: restore, since this particular one is checked in