diff --git a/scripts/filter-abund-single.py b/scripts/filter-abund-single.py
index ef0c13068b..a2e44c37c6 100755
--- a/scripts/filter-abund-single.py
+++ b/scripts/filter-abund-single.py
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ def main():
                                         args.variable_coverage,
                                         args.normalize_to)
         if trimmed_record:
-            print((trimmed_record,))
             write_record(trimmed_record, outfp)
 
     log_info('output in {outfile}', outfile=outfile)
diff --git a/tests/test_filter_abund.py b/tests/test_filter_abund.py
index 99e29708a1..c12a8471ad 100644
--- a/tests/test_filter_abund.py
+++ b/tests/test_filter_abund.py
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ def test_filter_abund_1_quiet():
     status, out, err = utils.runscript(script, args, in_dir)
 
     assert len(err) == 0
+    assert len(out) < 1000
 
     outfile = infile + '.abundfilt'
     n_outfile = n_infile + '.abundfilt'
@@ -427,6 +428,7 @@ def test_filter_abund_1_singlefile_quiet():
     (status, out, err) = utils.runscript(script, args, in_dir)
 
     assert len(err) == 0
+    assert len(out) < 1000
 
     outfile = infile + '.abundfilt'
     assert os.path.exists(outfile), outfile