diff --git a/test/api.js b/test/api.js
index 97d19470f6..64857041f2 100644
--- a/test/api.js
+++ b/test/api.js
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ describe('API', async () => {
 
 					try {
 						if (type === 'json') {
-							console.log(`calling ${url}`);
 							response = await request(url, {
 								method: method,
 								jar: !unauthenticatedRoutes.includes(path) ? jar : undefined,
@@ -419,12 +418,7 @@ describe('API', async () => {
 
 				it('response status code should match one of the schema defined responses', () => {
 					// HACK: allow HTTP 418 I am a teapot, for now   👇
-					try {
-						assert(context[method].responses.hasOwnProperty('418') || Object.keys(context[method].responses).includes(String(response.statusCode)), `${method.toUpperCase()} ${path} sent back unexpected HTTP status code: ${response.statusCode}`);
-					} catch (e) {
-						console.log(response.body);
-						throw e;
-					}
+					assert(context[method].responses.hasOwnProperty('418') || Object.keys(context[method].responses).includes(String(response.statusCode)), `${method.toUpperCase()} ${path} sent back unexpected HTTP status code: ${response.statusCode}`);
 				});
 
 				// Recursively iterate through schema properties, comparing type