diff --git a/t/t3300-funny-names.sh b/t/t3300-funny-names.sh
index 0574ef1f10..db46d53e82 100755
--- a/t/t3300-funny-names.sh
+++ b/t/t3300-funny-names.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ cat >"$p0" <<\EOF
 3. A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy cat, oops dog.
 EOF
 
-cat >"$p1" "$p0"
+cat 2>/dev/null >"$p1" "$p0"
 echo 'Foo Bar Baz' >"$p2"
 
 test -f "$p1" && cmp "$p0" "$p1" || {
diff --git a/t/t3902-quoted.sh b/t/t3902-quoted.sh
index fe4fb5116a..5868052425 100755
--- a/t/t3902-quoted.sh
+++ b/t/t3902-quoted.sh
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ test_description='quoted output'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-P1='pathname	with HT'
-: >"$P1" 2>&1 && test -f "$P1" && rm -f "$P1" || {
-	echo >&2 'Filesystem does not support HT in names'
-	test_done
-}
-
 FN='濱野'
 GN='純'
 HT='	'
@@ -20,7 +14,7 @@ LF='
 '
 DQ='"'
 
-echo foo > "Name and an${HT}HT"
+echo foo 2>/dev/null > "Name and an${HT}HT"
 test -f "Name and an${HT}HT" || {
 	# since FAT/NTFS does not allow tabs in filenames, skip this test
 	say 'Your filesystem does not allow tabs in filenames, test skipped.'
diff --git a/t/t4016-diff-quote.sh b/t/t4016-diff-quote.sh
index f07035ab7e..55eb5f83f1 100755
--- a/t/t4016-diff-quote.sh
+++ b/t/t4016-diff-quote.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ P1='pathname	with HT'
 P2='pathname with SP'
 P3='pathname
 with LF'
-: >"$P1" 2>&1 && test -f "$P1" && rm -f "$P1" || {
-	echo >&2 'Filesystem does not support tabs in names'
+: 2>/dev/null >"$P1" && test -f "$P1" && rm -f "$P1" || {
+	say 'Your filesystem does not allow tabs in filenames, test skipped.'
 	test_done
 }