diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3ca7a467..333262d29 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ race_condition_binary: build
 race_condition_run: race_condition_binary
 	./prometheus.race $(ARGUMENTS)
 
-run: binary
-	./prometheus -alsologtostderr -stderrthreshold=0 $(ARGUMENTS)
-
 search_index:
 	godoc -index -write_index -index_files='search_index'
 
diff --git a/Makefile.INCLUDE b/Makefile.INCLUDE
index 1a1912853..9812f1d0b 100644
--- a/Makefile.INCLUDE
+++ b/Makefile.INCLUDE
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export PREFIX=$(BUILD_PATH)/root
 
 export PATH := $(GOPATH)/bin:$(GOROOT)/bin:$(PATH)
 
-export GO_TEST_FLAGS ?= -v -short
+export GO_TEST_FLAGS ?= -short
 
 GO_GET := $(GO) get -u -v -x