diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index c7935e4b9..467b70670 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -1162,8 +1162,6 @@ sub runsshserver {
         return (0,0);
     }
 
-    my $dbghosttype=join(' ', runclientoutput("uname -a"));
-
     my $pid = checkserver($pidfile);
     if($pid > 0) {
         stopserver($pid);
@@ -1183,10 +1181,6 @@ sub runsshserver {
     if($sshpid <= 0 || !kill(0, $sshpid)) {
         # it is NOT alive
         logmsg "RUN: failed to start the SSH server\n";
-        if(($dbghosttype =~ /HP-UX/) && ($dbghosttype =~ /hairball/)) {
-          display_sshdlog();
-          display_sshdconfig();
-        }
         stopserver("$pid2");
         $doesntrun{$pidfile} = 1;
         return (0,0);