diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_data.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_data.sh
index b8c5184a7..1eacbb1f8 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_data.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_data.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ fi
 # Test downloaded data files
 #==============================================
 bufr_files=`cat ${data_dir}/bufr/bufr_data_files.txt`
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
 
 for file in ${bufr_files}; do
   ${tools_dir}/bufr_dump -O ${data_dir}/bufr/$file >/dev/null
diff --git a/tests/bufr_ecc-1259.sh b/tests/bufr_ecc-1259.sh
index a65e65be5..107a25823 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_ecc-1259.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_ecc-1259.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
 #
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
-set -u
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
-label="bufr_ecc-1259_test"
 
+label="bufr_ecc-1259_test"
 tempBufr=temp.$label.bufr
 tempFilt=temp.$label.filt
 tempOut=temp.$label.out
diff --git a/tests/bufr_ecc-1290.sh b/tests/bufr_ecc-1290.sh
index 9d426ef5d..90b774cd1 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_ecc-1290.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_ecc-1290.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
-set -u
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
+
 label="bufr_ecc-1290_test"
 temp=temp.$label
 tempRules=temp.${label}.filter
diff --git a/tests/bufr_ecc-1304.sh b/tests/bufr_ecc-1304.sh
index a7cf5dcd7..2ffd34711 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_ecc-1304.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_ecc-1304.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
-set -u
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
 label="bufr_ecc-1304_test"
 
 tempBufr=temp.$label.bufr
diff --git a/tests/bufr_ecc-1305.sh b/tests/bufr_ecc-1305.sh
index 477404ed5..ac22c948c 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_ecc-1305.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_ecc-1305.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
-set -u
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
+
 label="bufr_ecc-1305_test"
 temp=temp.$label
 
diff --git a/tests/grib2to3.sh b/tests/grib2to3.sh
index ae4a4d339..e58d1f9e5 100755
--- a/tests/grib2to3.sh
+++ b/tests/grib2to3.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #
 . ./include.ctest.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
-
 label="grib2to3_test"
 temp=temp.$label.grib3
 sample_g2=$ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH/GRIB2.tmpl
diff --git a/tests/grib3_templates.sh b/tests/grib3_templates.sh
index decba118a..08a5aa012 100755
--- a/tests/grib3_templates.sh
+++ b/tests/grib3_templates.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #
 . ./include.ctest.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
-
 label="grib3_templates_test"
 temp1=temp1.$label.grib3
 temp2=temp2.$label.grib3
diff --git a/tests/grib_dump_debug.sh b/tests/grib_dump_debug.sh
index d5bceb4f7..ed7698235 100755
--- a/tests/grib_dump_debug.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_dump_debug.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 label="grib_dump_debug_test"
 temp=temp.$label.txt
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
-
 if [ $HAVE_MEMFS -eq 1 ]; then
     unset ECCODES_DEFINITION_PATH
     unset ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH
diff --git a/tests/grib_ecc-1230.sh b/tests/grib_ecc-1230.sh
index a6f91e674..a20b0b461 100755
--- a/tests/grib_ecc-1230.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_ecc-1230.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
 label="prod_ECC-1230_test"
 temp1=temp1.$label
 temp2=temp2.$label
diff --git a/tests/grib_ecc-1260.sh b/tests/grib_ecc-1260.sh
index 23f4f5c82..f33de4eb6 100755
--- a/tests/grib_ecc-1260.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_ecc-1260.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
 label="grib_ecc-1260_test"
 tempGrib=temp.$label.grib
 tempRef=temp.$label.ref
diff --git a/tests/grib_ecc-1315.sh b/tests/grib_ecc-1315.sh
index 81a3be7de..73653b77d 100755
--- a/tests/grib_ecc-1315.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_ecc-1315.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
 label="grib_ecc-1313_test"
 tempOut=temp.$label.text
 tempRef=temp.$label.ref
diff --git a/tests/grib_ecc-1322.sh b/tests/grib_ecc-1322.sh
index a3024ecf4..d1f61206b 100755
--- a/tests/grib_ecc-1322.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_ecc-1322.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
-set -u
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
+
 label="grib_ecc-1322_test"
 
 tempGrb=temp.$label.grib
diff --git a/tests/grib_ecc-1406.sh b/tests/grib_ecc-1406.sh
index 38d9d34c8..901833c07 100755
--- a/tests/grib_ecc-1406.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_ecc-1406.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
-set -u
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
+
 label="grib_ecc-1406_test"
 
 tempGrib=temp.$label.grib
diff --git a/tests/grib_ecc-1560.sh b/tests/grib_ecc-1560.sh
index 1af0a98e8..b83eda55c 100755
--- a/tests/grib_ecc-1560.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_ecc-1560.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
-
 label="grib_ecc-1560_test"
 temp_PDTN08_Grib=temp.$label.PDTN08.grib
 temp_PDTN11_Grib=temp.$label.PDTN11.grib
diff --git a/tests/grib_ecc-922.sh b/tests/grib_ecc-922.sh
index c04201f65..81e995633 100755
--- a/tests/grib_ecc-922.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_ecc-922.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # grib_get_data should fail on incorrectly coded grid
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
 label="grib_ecc-922_test"
 temp=temp.$label
 sample_grib2=$ECCODES_SAMPLES_PATH/GRIB2.tmpl
diff --git a/tests/grib_neg_fctime.sh b/tests/grib_neg_fctime.sh
index 3d0e5f88d..95d72a3a3 100755
--- a/tests/grib_neg_fctime.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_neg_fctime.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
 label="grib_neg_fctime_test"
 temp=temp.$label.grib
 input=${data_dir}/sample.grib2
diff --git a/tests/grib_octahedral.sh b/tests/grib_octahedral.sh
index b4f3ebf07..967eecc1a 100755
--- a/tests/grib_octahedral.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_octahedral.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
-
 label="grib_octahedral_test"
 temp=temp.$label.txt
 
diff --git a/tests/grib_packing_order.sh b/tests/grib_packing_order.sh
index 3cadb3f91..ffa758446 100755
--- a/tests/grib_packing_order.sh
+++ b/tests/grib_packing_order.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 . ./include.ctest.sh
 
-REDIRECT=/dev/null
 label="grib_packing_order_test"
 temp=${label}".grib.tmp"
 temp_simple1=${label}".simple1.tmp"