diff --git a/tests/test-conflict.out b/tests/test-conflict.out
--- a/tests/test-conflict.out
+++ b/tests/test-conflict.out
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
 + hg init
-+ echo nothing
 + hg add a
-+ hg commit -m ancestor -d '0 0'
-+ echo something
-+ hg commit -m branch1 -d '0 0'
++ hg commit -m ancestor -d 0 0
++ hg commit -m branch1 -d 0 0
 + hg co 0
-+ echo 'something else'
-+ hg commit -m branch2 -d '0 0'
-+ export HGMERGE=merge
-+ HGMERGE=merge
++ hg commit -m branch2 -d 0 0
 + hg up -m 1
 merge: warning: conflicts during merge
 merging a
 merging a failed!
 + hg id
 32e80765d7fe+75234512624c+ tip
-+ grep -Ev '>>>|<<<' a
 something else
 =======
 something
 + hg status
 M a
-? .out