diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-empty-vm.c b/tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-empty-vm.c
index 56198d4ca2bf..b3f898aab4ab 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-empty-vm.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-empty-vm.c
@@ -381,9 +381,6 @@ static int test_proc_pid_statm(pid_t pid)
 
 	assert(rv >= 0);
 	assert(rv <= sizeof(buf));
-	if (0) {
-		write(1, buf, rv);
-	}
 
 	const char *p = buf;
 	const char *const end = p + rv;