diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cmake.yml
index c041090369..4818351dbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cmake.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir build && cd build
           cmake ../test/${{ matrix.build }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
-                                            -DSEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS=OFF \
                                             -DCMAKE_DEPENDS_USE_COMPILER="${{ matrix.cmake_depends_use_compiler }}" \
                                             -DSEQAN3_USE_INCLUDE_DEPENDENCIES="${{ matrix.use_include_dependencies }}"
           case "${{ matrix.build }}" in
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_coverage.yml
index 12743d6b2e..498dbbfa25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_coverage.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir build && cd build
           cmake ../test/coverage -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Coverage \
-                                 -DSEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS=OFF \
                                  -DSEQAN3_COVERAGE_PARALLEL_LEVEL=$(nproc)
           make gtest_build
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
index 48e442229e..7288665dfd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_linux.yml
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           $CXX --version || true
           mkdir build && cd build
           cmake ../test/unit -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-                             -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${{ matrix.cxx_flags }}" \
-                             -DSEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS=OFF
+                             -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${{ matrix.cxx_flags }}"
           make gtest_build
 
       - name: Build tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
index 3482fe499f..4dbba53074 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yml
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure tests
         run: |
           mkdir build && cd build
-          cmake ../test/unit -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-                             -DSEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS=OFF
+          cmake ../test/unit -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
           make gtest_build
 
       - name: Build tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml
index 7b9e33818b..de7530b04c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_misc.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ jobs:
           mkdir build && cd build
           cmake ../test/${{ matrix.build }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
                                             -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${{ matrix.cxx_flags }}" \
-                                            -DSEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS=OFF \
                                             -DSEQAN3_BENCHMARK_MIN_TIME=0.01
           case "${{ matrix.build }}" in
             snippet) make gtest_build;;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron_avx2.yml b/.github/workflows/cron_avx2.yml
index 157866ceaa..14d76cdf4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron_avx2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron_avx2.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
           mkdir seqan3-build
           cd seqan3-build
           cmake ../seqan3/test/${{ matrix.build }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-                                                   -DSEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS=OFF \
                                                    -DSEQAN3_BENCHMARK_MIN_TIME=0.01 \
                                                    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-mavx2"
           case "${{ matrix.build }}" in
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml b/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml
index 75825ac32c..7539a6c548 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron_latest_libraries.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ jobs:
           cd seqan3-build
           cmake ../seqan3/test/${{ matrix.build }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
                                                    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${{ matrix.cxx_flags }}" \
-                                                   -DSEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS=OFF \
                                                    -DSEQAN3_BENCHMARK_MIN_TIME=0.01
           case "${{ matrix.build }}" in
             unit) make -j2 gtest_build;;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ram_usage.yml b/.github/workflows/ram_usage.yml
index 7960260c0a..df30178822 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ram_usage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ram_usage.yml
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir seqan3-build
           cd seqan3-build
           cmake ../seqan3/test/unit -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-                                    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${{ github.event.inputs.cxx_flags }}" \
-                                    -DSEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS=OFF
+                                    -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${{ github.event.inputs.cxx_flags }}"
 
       - name: Update gcc wrapper
         run: sed -i "s/DO_TIME=0/DO_TIME=1/" g++.sh
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f002af322d..5396174b64 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ before_script:
   - |
     cmake ../seqan3/test/${BUILD} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
                                   -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Wno-psabi" \
-                                  -DSEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS=OFF \
                                   -DSEQAN3_BENCHMARK_MIN_TIME=0.01
   - |
     case "${BUILD}" in
diff --git a/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index a670271aa9..cbada2e933 100644
--- a/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include (diagnostics/list_missing_unit_tests)
 include (diagnostics/list_unused_unit_tests)
 include (include_dependencies/add_include_dependencies)
 
-option (SEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS "Run each test case individually" ON)
+option (SEQAN3_VERBOSE_TESTS "Run each test case individually" OFF)
 option (SEQAN3_USE_INCLUDE_DEPENDENCIES
         "Build tests in an hierarchical order (by an include graph, i.e. tests with less dependencies are build first)"
         OFF)