diff --git a/tests/test-clone.out b/tests/test-clone.out
--- a/tests/test-clone.out
+++ b/tests/test-clone.out
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-+ mkdir a
-+ cd a
 + hg init
-+ echo a
 + hg add a
-+ hg commit -m test -d '0 0'
++ hg commit -m test -d 0 0
 + hg clone . ../b
-+ cd ../b
-+ cat a
 a
 + hg verify
 checking changesets
@@ -15,8 +10,6 @@ crosschecking files in changesets and ma
 checking files
 1 files, 1 changesets, 1 total revisions
 + hg clone -U . ../c
-+ cd ../c
-+ cat a
 cat: a: No such file or directory
 + hg verify
 checking changesets
@@ -24,9 +17,6 @@ checking manifests
 crosschecking files in changesets and manifests
 checking files
 1 files, 1 changesets, 1 total revisions
-+ mkdir ../d
-+ cd ../d
 + hg clone ../a
-+ cd a
 + hg cat a
 a