diff --git a/test_coverage.sh b/test_coverage.sh
index af02fcf7..7bbf1b92 100755
--- a/test_coverage.sh
+++ b/test_coverage.sh
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ if [ "$status" = 0 ]; then
   echo "commands done"
   kill $lstpid
 fi
-./src/tools/ebusctl -p 8877 info
 verify=`./src/tools/ebusctl -p 8877 info|egrep "^address 04:"`
 if [ "x$verify" != 'xaddress 04: slave #25, scanned "MF=153;ID=BBBBB;SW=3031;HW=3031"' ]; then
   echo "error unexpected result from info command: $verify"