diff --git a/tests/gnrc_tcp_client/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_tcp_client/Makefile
index 3b5b5f5a0d..a5874b1eae 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_tcp_client/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_tcp_client/Makefile
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ CFLAGS += -DCYCLES=$(TCP_TEST_CYCLES)
 # development process:
 #CFLAGS += -DDEVELHELP
 
-# Change this to 0 show compiler invocation lines by default:
-QUIET ?= 1
-
 # Modules to include
 USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev_default
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_tcp_server/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_tcp_server/Makefile
index d7416166dd..72c44c15b2 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_tcp_server/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_tcp_server/Makefile
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ CFLAGS += -DLOCAL_PORT=$(TCP_LOCAL_PORT)
 # development process:
 #CFLAGS += -DDEVELHELP
 
-# Change this to 0 show compiler invocation lines by default:
-QUIET ?= 1
-
 # Modules to include
 USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev_default
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif