diff --git a/tests/cbor/tests/01-run.py b/tests/cbor/tests/01-run.py
index c06b36eb7556..54705ff5279d 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 f003e162b967..e8523ea80b63 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 5d4ccc9799fa..3cfca1775c67 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 08762a2046cb..a3b7dfdaa66f 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 bd203120b6b1..9b3e1674c97a 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 e440e36e8ac7..e88f23762d56 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))