diff --git a/t/Macro/AdminText.t b/t/Macro/AdminText.t
index 7a37b9a2e..b93e381ee 100644
--- a/t/Macro/AdminText.t
+++ b/t/Macro/AdminText.t
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ my $numTests = 4;
 
 plan tests => $numTests;
 
-diag("Planning on running $numTests tests\n");
 
 unless ($session->config->get('macros')->{'AdminText'}) {
-	diag("Inserting macro into config");
 	Macro_Config::insert_macro($session, 'AdminText', 'AdminText');
 }
 
diff --git a/t/Macro/At_username.t b/t/Macro/At_username.t
index cddeb80f8..37381f937 100644
--- a/t/Macro/At_username.t
+++ b/t/Macro/At_username.t
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ my $numTests = 2;
 
 plan tests => $numTests;
 
-diag("Planning on running $numTests tests\n");
 
 unless ($session->config->get('macros')->{'@'}) {
-	diag("Inserting macro into config");
 	Macro_Config::insert_macro($session, '@', 'At_username');
 }
 
diff --git a/t/Macro/D_date.t b/t/Macro/D_date.t
index 72c9059fa..b0cec7959 100644
--- a/t/Macro/D_date.t
+++ b/t/Macro/D_date.t
@@ -41,18 +41,15 @@ my $numTests = scalar @testSets;
 
 plan tests => $numTests;
 
-diag("Planning on running $numTests tests\n");
 
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 
 unless ($session->config->get('macros')->{'D'}) {
-	diag("Inserting macro into config");
 	Macro_Config::insert_macro($session, 'D', 'Date');
 }
 
 foreach my $testSet (@testSets) {
 	$output = sprintf $macroText, $testSet->{format}, $wgbday;
-	diag("current test: $output");
 	WebGUI::Macro::process($session, \$output);
 	is($output, $testSet->{output}, 'testing '.$testSet->{format});
 }
diff --git a/t/Macro/GroupText.t b/t/Macro/GroupText.t
index 7453cf8da..54c003dd1 100644
--- a/t/Macro/GroupText.t
+++ b/t/Macro/GroupText.t
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ my $numTests = 2; # increment this value for each test you create
 
 plan tests => $numTests;
 
-diag("Planning on running $numTests tests\n");
 
 unless ($session->config->get('macros')->{'GroupText'}) {
-	diag("Inserting macro into config");
 	Macro_Config::insert_macro($session, 'GroupText', 'GroupText');
 }
 
diff --git a/t/Macro/Quote.t b/t/Macro/Quote.t
index 984cea9e1..42ae5ff3e 100644
--- a/t/Macro/Quote.t
+++ b/t/Macro/Quote.t
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use Test::More; # increment this value for each test you create
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 
 unless ($session->config->get('macros')->{'Quote'}) {
-	diag("Inserting macro into config");
 	Macro_Config::insert_macro($session, 'Quote', 'Quote');
 }
 
@@ -50,11 +49,9 @@ my $numTests = scalar @testSets;
 
 plan tests => $numTests;
 
-diag("Planning on running $numTests tests\n");
 
 foreach my $testSet (@testSets) {
 	$output = sprintf $macroText, $testSet->{input};
-	diag("current test: $output");
 	WebGUI::Macro::process($session, \$output);
 	is($output, $testSet->{output}, 'testing '.$testSet->{input});
 }
diff --git a/t/Macro/SettingMacros.t b/t/Macro/SettingMacros.t
index f82b9efbb..091a73e16 100644
--- a/t/Macro/SettingMacros.t
+++ b/t/Macro/SettingMacros.t
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ foreach my $macro ( @settingMacros ) {
 		$macro->{shortcut} = $macroNames{ $macro->{macro} };
 	}
 	else {
-		diag("Installing macro $macro->{macro} into config");
 		Macro_Config::insert_macro($session, $macro->{macro}, $macro->{macro});
 		$macro->{shortcut} = $macro->{macro};
 	}
@@ -65,8 +64,6 @@ my $numTests = $settingMacros;
 
 plan tests => $numTests;
 
-diag("Planning on running $numTests tests\n");
-
 foreach my $macro ( @settingMacros ) {
 	my ($value) = $session->dbSlave->quickArray(
 		sprintf "select value from settings where name=%s",