diff --git a/test/emacs-hello b/test/emacs-hello
index a998dc4f..48d1420f 100755
--- a/test/emacs-hello
+++ b/test/emacs-hello
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-test_description="Testing emacs notmuch-hello view"
+test_description="emacs notmuch-hello view"
 . test-lib.sh
 
 EXPECTED=$TEST_DIRECTORY/emacs.expected-output
diff --git a/test/emacs-show b/test/emacs-show
index 5700d2e7..2498564f 100755
--- a/test/emacs-show
+++ b/test/emacs-show
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-test_description="Testing emacs notmuch-show view"
+test_description="emacs notmuch-show view"
 . test-lib.sh
 
 test_begin_subtest "Hiding Original Message region at beginning of a message"