diff --git a/test/test-wayland.sh b/test/test-wayland.sh
index 447f2f7..9d7d9e2 100755
--- a/test/test-wayland.sh
+++ b/test/test-wayland.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ podman exec "$CID" busctl --watch-bind=true status
 podman exec "$CID" systemctl is-system-running --wait
 
 podman exec "--user=$UID" "${ENV_VARS[@]/#/--env=}" "$CID" dbus-daemon --session --nopidfile --syslog --fork "--address=unix:path=${SHARED_DIR}/runtime/bus"
-podman exec "--user=$UID" "${ENV_VARS[@]/#/--env=}" "$CID" busctl --user --watch-bind=true status
 env "${ENV_VARS[@]}" dbus-send --session --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer.Ping
 
 podman exec "--user=$UID" "${ENV_VARS[@]/#/--env=}" "$CID" gnome-shell --wayland --headless --sm-disable --unsafe-mode --virtual-monitor 1600x960 &
diff --git a/test/test-x11.sh b/test/test-x11.sh
index 5df7049..17bff02 100755
--- a/test/test-x11.sh
+++ b/test/test-x11.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ podman exec "$CID" busctl --watch-bind=true status
 podman exec "$CID" systemctl is-system-running --wait
 
 podman exec "--user=$UID" "${ENV_VARS[@]/#/--env=}" "$CID" dbus-daemon --session --nopidfile --syslog --fork "--address=unix:path=${SHARED_DIR}/runtime/bus"
-podman exec "--user=$UID" "${ENV_VARS[@]/#/--env=}" "$CID" busctl --user --watch-bind=true status
 env "${ENV_VARS[@]}" dbus-send --session --print-reply --dest=org.freedesktop.DBus /org/freedesktop/DBus org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer.Ping
 
 mkfifo "${SHARED_DIR}/display_pipe"