diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test1.32 b/testsuite/expect/test1.32
index 437d14a853e90d2ec6f143045f41fcc2fcb97a36..208f8b5ccdbe48b133b8f8b486d2322cb8ed7be9 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test1.32
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test1.32
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ set srun_pid [spawn $srun -N1 -t1 --unbuffered $file_prog]
 expect {
 	-re "WAITING" {
 		incr matches
+		# sleep to make sure the process is actually running
+		sleep 1
 		exec $bin_kill -USR1 $srun_pid
 		exec $bin_sleep 1
 		exec $bin_kill -USR2 $srun_pid
diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test15.23 b/testsuite/expect/test15.23
index fd29ab303f71e4f1dcf6a6b662d66b56eb211840..ac452e02cc67b30063bd1789d85eb060ddd5dc53 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test15.23
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test15.23
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ set timeout          $max_job_delay
 
 print_header $test_id
 
-if {[test_assoc_enforced]} {
-	send_user "\nWARNING: Using users default account instead of $job_acct since associations are enforced.\n"
-	set job_acct [get_default_acct 0]
-}
-
 #
 # Set target environment variables
 #