diff --git a/lustre/tests/runtests b/lustre/tests/runtests
index 89e23d8ccd573646769dc8164b8e15c221026f91..2d702f5561438a25335660781a7e60732407eb5d 100755
--- a/lustre/tests/runtests
+++ b/lustre/tests/runtests
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ fail() {
 	exit $RC
 }
 
-log() {
-	echo "$*"
-	lctl mark "$*"
-}
-
-
 ERROR=
 SRC="/etc /bin"
 [ "$COUNT" ] || COUNT=1000