diff --git a/tests/cbor/tests/01-run.py b/tests/cbor/tests/01-run.py
index c06b36eb755613dedd35fdde478ab1197693399d..54705ff5279d2dd4584ee3020be871dd71c82faf 100755
--- a/tests/cbor/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/cbor/tests/01-run.py
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ def testfunc(child):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.environ['RIOTTOOLS'], 'testrunner'))
     from testrunner import run
-    sys.exit(run(testfunc, echo=False))
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc))
diff --git a/tests/evtimer_msg/tests/01-run.py b/tests/evtimer_msg/tests/01-run.py
index f003e162b96797c442598abb993632b29c43c11b..e8523ea80b6345c7dc9445bdd434fea046e93094 100755
--- a/tests/evtimer_msg/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/evtimer_msg/tests/01-run.py
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ def testfunc(child):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.environ['RIOTTOOLS'], 'testrunner'))
     from testrunner import run
-    sys.exit(run(testfunc, echo=False))
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc))
diff --git a/tests/evtimer_underflow/tests/01-run.py b/tests/evtimer_underflow/tests/01-run.py
index 5d4ccc9799fa513f5f2db69eac1d274a79b9ccea..3cfca1775c678e63802b85c958f9fccae9ba0074 100755
--- a/tests/evtimer_underflow/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/evtimer_underflow/tests/01-run.py
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ def testfunc(child):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.environ['RIOTTOOLS'], 'testrunner'))
     from testrunner import run
-    sys.exit(run(testfunc, echo=False))
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc))
diff --git a/tests/isr_yield_higher/tests/test.py b/tests/isr_yield_higher/tests/test.py
index 08762a2046cb4d8e3b8d5e3a60f23488fb57201a..a3b7dfdaa66f0f09ae82b7a3bae55398825e6e64 100755
--- a/tests/isr_yield_higher/tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/isr_yield_higher/tests/test.py
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ def testfunc(child):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.environ['RIOTTOOLS'], 'testrunner'))
     from testrunner import run
-    sys.exit(run(testfunc, echo=False))
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc))
diff --git a/tests/od/tests/01-run.py b/tests/od/tests/01-run.py
index bd203120b6b116ae91f3d6a36688a683cbf33cd4..9b3e1674c97a18980a1b30ce60f057d08a21969c 100755
--- a/tests/od/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/od/tests/01-run.py
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ def testfunc(child):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.environ['RIOTTOOLS'], 'testrunner'))
     from testrunner import run
-    sys.exit(run(testfunc, timeout=1, echo=False))
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc, timeout=1))
diff --git a/tests/od/tests/02-run.py b/tests/od/tests/02-run.py
index e440e36e8ac76da9f111db707d60de8592531c17..e88f23762d5667a425bd217055a357c83f4f46c5 100755
--- a/tests/od/tests/02-run.py
+++ b/tests/od/tests/02-run.py
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ def testfunc(child):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.environ['RIOTTOOLS'], 'testrunner'))
     from testrunner import run
-    sys.exit(run(testfunc, timeout=1, echo=False))
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc, timeout=1))