diff --git a/gix-dir/tests/fixtures/many.sh b/gix-dir/tests/fixtures/many.sh
index e5146933644..54ec1cf8dac 100755
--- a/gix-dir/tests/fixtures/many.sh
+++ b/gix-dir/tests/fixtures/many.sh
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ git init expendable-and-precious-nested-in-ignored-dir
   echo 'ignored/' > .gitignore
   git add .gitignore && git commit -m "init"
   mkdir -p ignored/other
-  cp -Rv ../expendable-and-precious ignored/d
+  cp -R ../expendable-and-precious ignored/d
   rm -Rf ignored/d/*-by-filematch ignored/d/some-*
   mkdir -p other/ignored && >other/ignored/a
 )
diff --git a/gix-discover/tests/fixtures/make_basic_repo.sh b/gix-discover/tests/fixtures/make_basic_repo.sh
index 4895aab8295..4bc41221ab5 100755
--- a/gix-discover/tests/fixtures/make_basic_repo.sh
+++ b/gix-discover/tests/fixtures/make_basic_repo.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ rm -R worktrees/c-worktree-deleted
 (cd bare.git
   git worktree add ../worktrees/from-bare/c
   git worktree add ../worktrees/from-bare/d-private-dir-deleted
-  rm -R -v ./worktrees/d-private-dir-deleted
+  rm -R ./worktrees/d-private-dir-deleted
 )
 
 git clone --bare --shared . bare-no-config.git