diff --git a/tests/test-clone.t b/tests/test-clone.t
--- a/tests/test-clone.t
+++ b/tests/test-clone.t
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ don't care which is which, so we just ma
 one containing "new pooled" first, then one one containing "existing
 pooled".
 
-  $ grep 'new pooled' race1.log > /dev/null && cat race1.log || cat race2.log
+  $ (grep 'new pooled' race1.log > /dev/null && cat race1.log || cat race2.log) | grep -v lock
   (sharing from new pooled repository b5f04eac9d8f7a6a9fcb070243cccea7dc5ea0c1)
   requesting all changes
   adding changesets
@@ -1078,10 +1078,8 @@ pooled".
   updating working directory
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 
-  $ grep 'existing pooled' race1.log > /dev/null && cat race1.log || cat race2.log
+  $ (grep 'existing pooled' race1.log > /dev/null && cat race1.log || cat race2.log) | grep -v lock
   (sharing from existing pooled repository b5f04eac9d8f7a6a9fcb070243cccea7dc5ea0c1)
-  waiting for lock on repository share-destrace2 held by * (glob)
-  got lock after \d+ seconds (re)
   searching for changes
   no changes found
   adding remote bookmark bookA