diff --git a/srcpkgs/akonadi5/template b/srcpkgs/akonadi5/template
index f02ce8d01f9..bb1b868be45 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/akonadi5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/akonadi5/template
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 do_check() {
 	# failing tests are disabled - sqlite tests hang on futex
 	cd build
-	CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=TRUE \
-		dbus-run-session ctest -E \
+	dbus-run-session ctest -E \
 		"(akonadixml-xmldocument|mimetypechecker|AkonadiControl-agenttype|.*sqlite.*)test"
 }
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kcalendarcore/template b/srcpkgs/kcalendarcore/template
index d10aac1980f..443a51db9ac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kcalendarcore/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kcalendarcore/template
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ do_check() {
 	: #recorson deadlocks
 	# Fun with timezones
 	#cd build
-	#CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=TRUE ctest -E "test(recurtodo|readrecurrenceid|icaltimezones|memorycalendar|timesininterval)"
+	#ctest -E "test(recurtodo|readrecurrenceid|icaltimezones|memorycalendar|timesininterval)"
 }
 
 kcalendarcore-devel_package() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kleopatra/template b/srcpkgs/kleopatra/template
index 1a23001c8a5..706a69ea4d2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kleopatra/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kleopatra/template
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ distfiles="${KDE_SITE}/release-service/${version}/src/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.
 checksum=c03bc7147e35d2994a0a7d323108d6b34e2e2c70768a5481bec3b04da7b6a870
 
 do_check() {
-	CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=TRUE \
-		dbus-run-session ninja -C build test
+	dbus-run-session ninja -C build test
 }
 
 post_install() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kquickcharts/template b/srcpkgs/kquickcharts/template
index 9782432194d..fa508c3c9ec 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kquickcharts/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kquickcharts/template
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ checksum=86c6cde106c786fe3908e67847f2cbbb0324b96f5589c1a10ed67654660ec7fb
 do_check() {
 	cd build
 	# QML tests require OpenGL
-	CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=TRUE ctest -E ".*\.qml"
+	ctest -E ".*\.qml"
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mariadb/template b/srcpkgs/mariadb/template
index 14dcc8f2d09..a6176b43963 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mariadb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mariadb/template
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ do_check() {
 		fi
 		vtargetrun ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/perl mysql-test/mtr --parallel=${XBPS_MAKEJOBS} ${mem} --force --max-test-fail=40
 	else
-		CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=TRUE ctest -E "(conc336|bulk1|performance|basic-t|fetch|charset|logs|cursor|errors|view|ps|ps_bugs|sp|result|connection|misc|ps_new|thread|features-10_2|async|test-connect)"
+		ctest -E "(conc336|bulk1|performance|basic-t|fetch|charset|logs|cursor|errors|view|ps|ps_bugs|sp|result|connection|misc|ps_new|thread|features-10_2|async|test-connect)"
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/okular/template b/srcpkgs/okular/template
index 2f7b53214e1..ae314acf4ca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/okular/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/okular/template
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ checksum=95804e90130a4d5fdeb5f88bb3bfc29b4dbe1592c5a343786779ce9b4fa11e3d
 
 do_check() {
 	cd build
-	CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=TRUE dbus-run-session ctest
+	dbus-run-session ctest
 }
 
 libokular_package() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/purpose/template b/srcpkgs/purpose/template
index 8f8a1435ac0..eda97291eac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/purpose/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/purpose/template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ checksum=a73649bae4cf36496aee27bb6391a855f6d80e23a90603f2c3700750a6e40f03
 do_check() {
 	cd build
 	# QML test that requires OpenGL
-	CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=TRUE ctest -E 'menutest'
+	ctest -E 'menutest'
 }
 
 purpose-devel_package() {