diff --git a/test/cmd/apply.sh b/test/cmd/apply.sh
index be33cbc0cd..bcca957d26 100755
--- a/test/cmd/apply.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/apply.sh
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ __EOF__
 run_kubectl_apply_tests() {
   set -o nounset
   set -o errexit
-  set -x
 
   create_and_use_new_namespace
   kube::log::status "Testing kubectl apply --server-side"