diff --git a/t/t0020-crlf.sh b/t/t0020-crlf.sh
index 35cc8c3b39..81946e87cc 100755
--- a/t/t0020-crlf.sh
+++ b/t/t0020-crlf.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update with autocrlf=input' '
 	munge_cr append dir/two &&
 	git update-index -- one dir/two &&
 	differs=$(git diff-index --cached HEAD) &&
-	verbose test -z "$differs"
+	test -z "$differs"
 
 '
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test_expect_success 'update with autocrlf=true' '
 	munge_cr append dir/two &&
 	git update-index -- one dir/two &&
 	differs=$(git diff-index --cached HEAD) &&
-	verbose test -z "$differs"
+	test -z "$differs"
 
 '
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout with autocrlf=true' '
 	test "$one" = $(git hash-object --stdin <one) &&
 	test "$two" = $(git hash-object --stdin <dir/two) &&
 	differs=$(git diff-index --cached HEAD) &&
-	verbose test -z "$differs"
+	test -z "$differs"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout with autocrlf=input' '
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout with autocrlf=input' '
 	test "$one" = $(git hash-object --stdin <one) &&
 	test "$two" = $(git hash-object --stdin <dir/two) &&
 	differs=$(git diff-index --cached HEAD) &&
-	verbose test -z "$differs"
+	test -z "$differs"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply patch (autocrlf=input)' '
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply patch (autocrlf=input)' '
 	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
 
 	git apply patch.file &&
-	verbose test "$patched" = "$(git hash-object --stdin <one)"
+	test "$patched" = "$(git hash-object --stdin <one)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply patch --cached (autocrlf=input)' '
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply patch --cached (autocrlf=input)' '
 	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
 
 	git apply --cached patch.file &&
-	verbose test "$patched" = $(git rev-parse :one)
+	test "$patched" = $(git rev-parse :one)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply patch --index (autocrlf=input)' '
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ test_expect_success 'apply patch --index (autocrlf=input)' '
 	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
 
 	git apply --index patch.file &&
-	verbose test "$patched" = $(git rev-parse :one) &&
-	verbose test "$patched" = $(git hash-object --stdin <one)
+	test "$patched" = $(git rev-parse :one) &&
+	test "$patched" = $(git hash-object --stdin <one)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply patch (autocrlf=true)' '
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply patch (autocrlf=true)' '
 	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
 
 	git apply patch.file &&
-	verbose test "$patched" = "$(remove_cr <one | git hash-object --stdin)"
+	test "$patched" = "$(remove_cr <one | git hash-object --stdin)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply patch --cached (autocrlf=true)' '
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply patch --cached (autocrlf=true)' '
 	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
 
 	git apply --cached patch.file &&
-	verbose test "$patched" = $(git rev-parse :one)
+	test "$patched" = $(git rev-parse :one)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'apply patch --index (autocrlf=true)' '
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ test_expect_success 'apply patch --index (autocrlf=true)' '
 	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
 
 	git apply --index patch.file &&
-	verbose test "$patched" = $(git rev-parse :one) &&
-	verbose test "$patched" = "$(remove_cr <one | git hash-object --stdin)"
+	test "$patched" = $(git rev-parse :one) &&
+	test "$patched" = "$(remove_cr <one | git hash-object --stdin)"
 '
 
 test_expect_success '.gitattributes says two is binary' '
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ test_expect_success '.gitattributes says two is binary' '
 	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
 
 	! has_cr dir/two &&
-	verbose has_cr one &&
+	has_cr one &&
 	! has_cr three
 '
 
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ test_expect_success '.gitattributes says two and three are text' '
 	echo "t* crlf" >.gitattributes &&
 	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
 
-	verbose has_cr dir/two &&
-	verbose has_cr three
+	has_cr dir/two &&
+	has_cr three
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'in-tree .gitattributes (1)' '
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ test_expect_success 'in-tree .gitattributes (1)' '
 	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD &&
 
 	! has_cr one &&
-	verbose has_cr three
+	has_cr three
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'in-tree .gitattributes (2)' '
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ test_expect_success 'in-tree .gitattributes (2)' '
 	git checkout-index -f -q -u -a &&
 
 	! has_cr one &&
-	verbose has_cr three
+	has_cr three
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'in-tree .gitattributes (3)' '
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ test_expect_success 'in-tree .gitattributes (3)' '
 	git checkout-index -u one dir/two three &&
 
 	! has_cr one &&
-	verbose has_cr three
+	has_cr three
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'in-tree .gitattributes (4)' '
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ test_expect_success 'in-tree .gitattributes (4)' '
 	git checkout-index -u .gitattributes &&
 
 	! has_cr one &&
-	verbose has_cr three
+	has_cr three
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout with existing .gitattributes' '
diff --git a/t/t1301-shared-repo.sh b/t/t1301-shared-repo.sh
index 1b6437ec07..ae5cd3f5a0 100755
--- a/t/t1301-shared-repo.sh
+++ b/t/t1301-shared-repo.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ do
 		rm -f .git/info/refs &&
 		git update-server-info &&
 		actual="$(test_modebits .git/info/refs)" &&
-		verbose test "x$actual" = "x-$y"
+		test "x$actual" = "x-$y"
 
 	'
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ do
 		rm -f .git/info/refs &&
 		git update-server-info &&
 		actual="$(test_modebits .git/info/refs)" &&
-		verbose test "x$actual" = "x-$x"
+		test "x$actual" = "x-$x"
 
 	'
 
diff --git a/t/t3427-rebase-subtree.sh b/t/t3427-rebase-subtree.sh
index 48b76f8232..1b3e97c875 100755
--- a/t/t3427-rebase-subtree.sh
+++ b/t/t3427-rebase-subtree.sh
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ test_expect_success 'Rebase -Xsubtree --empty=ask --onto commit' '
 	test_must_fail git rebase -Xsubtree=files_subtree --empty=ask --onto files-main main &&
 	: first pick results in no changes &&
 	git rebase --skip &&
-	verbose test "$(commit_message HEAD~2)" = "topic_4" &&
-	verbose test "$(commit_message HEAD~)" = "files_subtree/topic_5" &&
-	verbose test "$(commit_message HEAD)" = "Empty commit"
+	test "$(commit_message HEAD~2)" = "topic_4" &&
+	test "$(commit_message HEAD~)" = "files_subtree/topic_5" &&
+	test "$(commit_message HEAD)" = "Empty commit"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'Rebase -Xsubtree --empty=ask --rebase-merges --onto commit' '
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ test_expect_success 'Rebase -Xsubtree --empty=ask --rebase-merges --onto commit'
 	test_must_fail git rebase -Xsubtree=files_subtree --empty=ask --rebase-merges --onto files-main --root &&
 	: first pick results in no changes &&
 	git rebase --skip &&
-	verbose test "$(commit_message HEAD~2)" = "topic_4" &&
-	verbose test "$(commit_message HEAD~)" = "files_subtree/topic_5" &&
-	verbose test "$(commit_message HEAD)" = "Empty commit"
+	test "$(commit_message HEAD~2)" = "topic_4" &&
+	test "$(commit_message HEAD~)" = "files_subtree/topic_5" &&
+	test "$(commit_message HEAD)" = "Empty commit"
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4022-diff-rewrite.sh b/t/t4022-diff-rewrite.sh
index 1c89050a97..6fed993ea0 100755
--- a/t/t4022-diff-rewrite.sh
+++ b/t/t4022-diff-rewrite.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test_expect_success setup '
 test_expect_success 'detect rewrite' '
 
 	actual=$(git diff-files -B --summary test) &&
-	verbose expr "$actual" : " rewrite test ([0-9]*%)$"
+	expr "$actual" : " rewrite test ([0-9]*%)$"
 
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t4062-diff-pickaxe.sh b/t/t4062-diff-pickaxe.sh
index 9aaa068ed9..a90b46b678 100755
--- a/t/t4062-diff-pickaxe.sh
+++ b/t/t4062-diff-pickaxe.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test_expect_success '-G matches' '
 
 test_expect_success '-S --pickaxe-regex' '
 	git diff --name-only -S0 --pickaxe-regex HEAD^ >out &&
-	verbose test 4096-zeroes.txt = "$(cat out)"
+	test 4096-zeroes.txt = "$(cat out)"
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t5304-prune.sh b/t/t5304-prune.sh
index 662ae9b152..f367327441 100755
--- a/t/t5304-prune.sh
+++ b/t/t5304-prune.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ add_blob() {
 	before=$(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
 	BLOB=$(echo aleph_0 | git hash-object -w --stdin) &&
 	BLOB_FILE=.git/objects/$(echo $BLOB | sed "s/^../&\//") &&
-	verbose test $((1 + $before)) = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
+	test $((1 + $before)) = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
 	test_path_is_file $BLOB_FILE &&
 	test-tool chmtime =+0 $BLOB_FILE
 }
@@ -51,23 +51,23 @@ test_expect_success 'prune stale packs' '
 test_expect_success 'prune --expire' '
 	add_blob &&
 	git prune --expire=1.hour.ago &&
-	verbose test $((1 + $before)) = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
+	test $((1 + $before)) = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
 	test_path_is_file $BLOB_FILE &&
 	test-tool chmtime =-86500 $BLOB_FILE &&
 	git prune --expire 1.day &&
-	verbose test $before = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
+	test $before = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
 	test_path_is_missing $BLOB_FILE
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'gc: implicit prune --expire' '
 	add_blob &&
 	test-tool chmtime =-$((2*$week-30)) $BLOB_FILE &&
 	git gc --no-cruft &&
-	verbose test $((1 + $before)) = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
+	test $((1 + $before)) = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
 	test_path_is_file $BLOB_FILE &&
 	test-tool chmtime =-$((2*$week+1)) $BLOB_FILE &&
 	git gc --no-cruft &&
-	verbose test $before = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
+	test $before = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
 	test_path_is_missing $BLOB_FILE
 '
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ test_expect_success 'gc --no-prune' '
 	test-tool chmtime =-$((5001*$day)) $BLOB_FILE &&
 	git config gc.pruneExpire 2.days.ago &&
 	git gc --no-prune --no-cruft &&
-	verbose test 1 = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
+	test 1 = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
 	test_path_is_file $BLOB_FILE
 '
 
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ test_expect_success 'gc: prune old objects after local clone' '
 	git clone --no-hardlinks . aclone &&
 	(
 		cd aclone &&
-		verbose test 1 = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
+		test 1 = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
 		test_path_is_file $BLOB_FILE &&
 		git gc --prune --no-cruft &&
-		verbose test 0 = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
+		test 0 = $(git count-objects | sed "s/ .*//") &&
 		test_path_is_missing $BLOB_FILE
 	)
 '
diff --git a/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh b/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh
index 41d0ca00b1..573eb97a0f 100755
--- a/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh
+++ b/t/t6006-rev-list-format.sh
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ test_expect_success 'empty email' '
 	test_tick &&
 	C=$(GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL= git commit-tree HEAD^{tree} </dev/null) &&
 	A=$(git show --pretty=format:%an,%ae,%ad%n -s $C) &&
-	verbose test "$A" = "$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME,,Thu Apr 7 15:14:13 2005 -0700"
+	test "$A" = "$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME,,Thu Apr 7 15:14:13 2005 -0700"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'del LF before empty (1)' '
diff --git a/t/t6501-freshen-objects.sh b/t/t6501-freshen-objects.sh
index dbfa8a4d4c..4521508b83 100755
--- a/t/t6501-freshen-objects.sh
+++ b/t/t6501-freshen-objects.sh
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ test_expect_success 'do not complain about existing broken links (commit)' '
 	EOF
 	commit=$(git hash-object -t commit -w broken-commit) &&
 	git gc --no-cruft -q 2>stderr &&
-	verbose git cat-file -e $commit &&
+	git cat-file -e $commit &&
 	test_must_be_empty stderr
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t7001-mv.sh b/t/t7001-mv.sh
index 2e6a3c0a54..898a920532 100755
--- a/t/t7001-mv.sh
+++ b/t/t7001-mv.sh
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ test_expect_success "Michael Cassar's test case" '
 
 	T=$(git write-tree) &&
 	git ls-tree -r $T >out &&
-	verbose grep partA/outline.txt out
+	grep partA/outline.txt out
 '
 
 rm -fr papers partA path?
diff --git a/t/t7300-clean.sh b/t/t7300-clean.sh
index c975eb54d2..0ef7b78457 100755
--- a/t/t7300-clean.sh
+++ b/t/t7300-clean.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git clean with relative prefix' '
 		grep part3 |
 		sed -n -e "s|^Would remove ||p"
 	) &&
-	verbose test "$would_clean" = ../src/part3.c
+	test "$would_clean" = ../src/part3.c
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git clean with absolute path' '
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ test_expect_success 'git clean with absolute path' '
 		grep part3 |
 		sed -n -e "s|^Would remove ||p"
 	) &&
-	verbose test "$would_clean" = ../src/part3.c
+	test "$would_clean" = ../src/part3.c
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git clean with out of work tree relative path' '
diff --git a/t/t9902-completion.sh b/t/t9902-completion.sh
index d6c0478d98..8835e16e81 100755
--- a/t/t9902-completion.sh
+++ b/t/t9902-completion.sh
@@ -405,40 +405,40 @@ test_expect_success '__gitdir - remote as argument' '
 
 test_expect_success '__git_dequote - plain unquoted word' '
 	__git_dequote unquoted-word &&
-	verbose test unquoted-word = "$dequoted_word"
+	test unquoted-word = "$dequoted_word"
 '
 
 # input:    b\a\c\k\'\\\"s\l\a\s\h\es
 # expected: back'\"slashes
 test_expect_success '__git_dequote - backslash escaped' '
 	__git_dequote "b\a\c\k\\'\''\\\\\\\"s\l\a\s\h\es" &&
-	verbose test "back'\''\\\"slashes" = "$dequoted_word"
+	test "back'\''\\\"slashes" = "$dequoted_word"
 '
 
 # input:    sin'gle\' '"quo'ted
 # expected: single\ "quoted
 test_expect_success '__git_dequote - single quoted' '
 	__git_dequote "'"sin'gle\\\\' '\\\"quo'ted"'" &&
-	verbose test '\''single\ "quoted'\'' = "$dequoted_word"
+	test '\''single\ "quoted'\'' = "$dequoted_word"
 '
 
 # input:    dou"ble\\" "\"\quot"ed
 # expected: double\ "\quoted
 test_expect_success '__git_dequote - double quoted' '
 	__git_dequote '\''dou"ble\\" "\"\quot"ed'\'' &&
-	verbose test '\''double\ "\quoted'\'' = "$dequoted_word"
+	test '\''double\ "\quoted'\'' = "$dequoted_word"
 '
 
 # input: 'open single quote
 test_expect_success '__git_dequote - open single quote' '
 	__git_dequote "'\''open single quote" &&
-	verbose test "open single quote" = "$dequoted_word"
+	test "open single quote" = "$dequoted_word"
 '
 
 # input: "open double quote
 test_expect_success '__git_dequote - open double quote' '
 	__git_dequote "\"open double quote" &&
-	verbose test "open double quote" = "$dequoted_word"
+	test "open double quote" = "$dequoted_word"
 '
 
 
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ test_expect_success '__git_is_configured_remote' '
 	test_when_finished "git remote remove remote_2" &&
 	git remote add remote_2 git://remote_2 &&
 	(
-		verbose __git_is_configured_remote remote_2 &&
+		__git_is_configured_remote remote_2 &&
 		test_must_fail __git_is_configured_remote non-existent
 	)
 '
@@ -2596,30 +2596,30 @@ test_expect_success 'options with value' '
 test_expect_success 'sourcing the completion script clears cached commands' '
 	(
 		__git_compute_all_commands &&
-		verbose test -n "$__git_all_commands" &&
+		test -n "$__git_all_commands" &&
 		. "$GIT_BUILD_DIR/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash" &&
-		verbose test -z "$__git_all_commands"
+		test -z "$__git_all_commands"
 	)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'sourcing the completion script clears cached merge strategies' '
 	(
 		__git_compute_merge_strategies &&
-		verbose test -n "$__git_merge_strategies" &&
+		test -n "$__git_merge_strategies" &&
 		. "$GIT_BUILD_DIR/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash" &&
-		verbose test -z "$__git_merge_strategies"
+		test -z "$__git_merge_strategies"
 	)
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'sourcing the completion script clears cached --options' '
 	(
 		__gitcomp_builtin checkout &&
-		verbose test -n "$__gitcomp_builtin_checkout" &&
+		test -n "$__gitcomp_builtin_checkout" &&
 		__gitcomp_builtin notes_edit &&
-		verbose test -n "$__gitcomp_builtin_notes_edit" &&
+		test -n "$__gitcomp_builtin_notes_edit" &&
 		. "$GIT_BUILD_DIR/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash" &&
-		verbose test -z "$__gitcomp_builtin_checkout" &&
-		verbose test -z "$__gitcomp_builtin_notes_edit"
+		test -z "$__gitcomp_builtin_checkout" &&
+		test -z "$__gitcomp_builtin_notes_edit"
 	)
 '
 
diff --git a/t/test-lib-functions.sh b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
index 999d46fafe..6e19ebc922 100644
--- a/t/test-lib-functions.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
@@ -1227,15 +1227,6 @@ test_i18ngrep () {
 	return 1
 }
 
-# Call any command "$@" but be more verbose about its
-# failure. This is handy for commands like "test" which do
-# not output anything when they fail.
-verbose () {
-	"$@" && return 0
-	echo >&4 "command failed: $(git rev-parse --sq-quote "$@")"
-	return 1
-}
-
 # Check if the file expected to be empty is indeed empty, and barfs
 # otherwise.
 
