diff --git a/lib/rake/testtask.rb b/lib/rake/testtask.rb
index 56521d23d..896155e4a 100644
--- a/lib/rake/testtask.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/testtask.rb
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ def define
       desc @description
       task @name => Array(deps) do
         FileUtilsExt.verbose(@verbose) do
-          puts "Use TESTOPTS=\"--verbose\" to pass --verbose" \
-            ", etc. to runners." if ARGV.include? "--verbose"
           args =
             "#{ruby_opts_string} #{run_code} " +
             "#{file_list_string} #{option_list}"
diff --git a/test/test_rake_functional.rb b/test/test_rake_functional.rb
index afc31d28f..569f5476c 100644
--- a/test/test_rake_functional.rb
+++ b/test/test_rake_functional.rb
@@ -422,13 +422,6 @@ def test_test_task_when_verbose_unless_verbose_passed_not_prompt_testopts
     refute_match exp, @out
   end
 
-  def test_test_task_when_verbose_passed_prompts_testopts
-    rakefile_test_task
-    rake "--verbose", "unit"
-    exp = /TESTOPTS="--verbose" to pass --verbose/
-    assert_match exp, @out
-  end
-
   def test_comment_before_task_acts_like_desc
     rakefile_comments