diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test19.8 b/testsuite/expect/test19.8
index 688a99feabee23ff8a72fcad016ba13a493d2fda..546291277f1938210d64df898383bf554bde139c 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test19.8
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test19.8
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ spawn $strigger --clear -v --user=$uid
 expect {
 	timeout {
 		send_user "\nFAILURE: strigger is not responding\n"
-		slow_kill $strigger_pid
 		set exit_code 1
 	}
 	eof {
diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test19.9 b/testsuite/expect/test19.9
index 09acf0c60670a39bd0052c4511eaf93341f244d2..bf66fc8fd5726028cd475cb8da114a53d1e4f86d 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test19.9
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test19.9
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ spawn $strigger --clear -v --user=$uid
 expect {
 	timeout {
 		send_user "\nFAILURE: strigger is not responding\n"
-		slow_kill $strigger_pid
 		set exit_code 1
 	}
 	eof {