diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 7414aafd11..1c59395203 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -527,8 +527,6 @@ testCompareXMLToArgvValidateSchemaCommand(GStrv args,
             }
 
             if (*curargs != '{') {
-                VIR_TEST_DEBUG("skipping validation of '%s': argument is not JSON",
-                               command->name);
                 arg++;
                 break;
             }