diff --git a/tests/test-simple-update.out b/tests/test-simple-update.out
--- a/tests/test-simple-update.out
+++ b/tests/test-simple-update.out
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-+ mkdir test
-+ cd test
-+ echo foo
 + hg init
 + hg addremove
 adding foo
@@ -12,11 +9,8 @@ crosschecking files in changesets and ma
 checking files
 1 files, 1 changesets, 1 total revisions
 + hg clone . ../branch
-+ cd ../branch
 + hg co
-+ echo bar
 + hg commit -m 2
-+ cd ../test
 + hg pull ../branch
 pulling from ../branch
 searching for changes
@@ -32,7 +26,6 @@ crosschecking files in changesets and ma
 checking files
 1 files, 2 changesets, 2 total revisions
 + hg co
-+ cat foo
 foo
 bar
 + hg manifest