diff --git a/tests/shell/Makefile b/tests/shell/Makefile
index 7a155983a9..a5983662e9 100644
--- a/tests/shell/Makefile
+++ b/tests/shell/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DEVELHELP=0
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 USEMODULE += shell