diff --git a/bin/tests/system/digdelv/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/digdelv/tests.sh
index d57744d1ec..22933c7f9d 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/digdelv/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/digdelv/tests.sh
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ if [ -x "$MDIG" ] ; then
     n=$((n+1))
     echo_i "check mdig +yaml output ($n)"
     ret=0
-    mdig_with_opts +yaml @10.53.0.3 -t any ns2.example > dig.out.test$n 2>&1 || ret=1
+    mdig_with_opts +yaml @10.53.0.3 -t any ns2.example > dig.out.test$n || ret=1
     value=$($PYTHON yamlget.py dig.out.test$n 0 message response_message_data status || ret=1)
     [ "$value" = "NOERROR" ] || ret=1
     value=$($PYTHON yamlget.py dig.out.test$n 0 message response_message_data QUESTION_SECTION 0 || ret=1)
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ if [ -x "$DELV" ] ; then
     n=$((n+1))
     echo_i "check delv +yaml output ($n)"
     ret=0
-    delv_with_opts +yaml @10.53.0.3 any ns2.example > delv.out.test$n 2>&1 || ret=1
+    delv_with_opts +yaml @10.53.0.3 any ns2.example > delv.out.test$n || ret=1
     value=$($PYTHON yamlget.py delv.out.test$n status || ret=1)
     [ "$value" = "success" ] || ret=1
     value=$($PYTHON yamlget.py delv.out.test$n query_name || ret=1)