diff --git a/common/run-test-in-systemd b/common/run-test-in-systemd
index f3ba9e2326c98bdb033da1e16a336645a4acbcd0..f231605c3213a59ea8ab57d40588483e5fc2789e 100755
--- a/common/run-test-in-systemd
+++ b/common/run-test-in-systemd
@@ -323,15 +323,11 @@ fi
 ${as_target_user} rm -f "${filename}.tmp"
 ${as_target_user} rm -f "${filename}"
 
-txtred=$(tput setaf 1)
-txtgreen=$(tput setaf 2)
-txtreset=$(tput sgr0)
-
 echo ""
 if [ "${exit_status}" = 0 ]; then
-    echo "${txtgreen}✔${txtreset} ${name}: test succeeded"
+    echo "${name}: test succeeded"
 else
-    echo "${txtred}✖${txtreset} ${name}: test failed (exit=${exit_status})"
+    echo "${name}: test failed (exit=${exit_status})"
 fi
 
 if [ -n "${use_exit_status}" ]; then