diff --git a/test/runner-unix.c b/test/runner-unix.c
index 2405fa87..69b81b21 100644
--- a/test/runner-unix.c
+++ b/test/runner-unix.c
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@
 
 /* Do platform-specific initialization. */
 int platform_init(int argc, char **argv) {
-  const char* tap;
-
-  tap = getenv("UV_TAP_OUTPUT");
-  tap_output = (tap != NULL && atoi(tap) > 0);
-
   /* Disable stdio output buffering. */
   setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
   setvbuf(stderr, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
@@ -310,9 +305,7 @@ int process_copy_output(process_info_t *p, int fd) {
    /* TODO: what if write doesn't write the whole buffer... */
     nwritten = 0;
 
-    if (tap_output)
-      nwritten += write(fd, "#", 1);
-
+    nwritten += write(fd, "#", 1);
     nwritten += write(fd, buf, strlen(buf));
 
     if (nwritten < 0) {
diff --git a/test/runner-win.c b/test/runner-win.c
index 97ef7599..c2a45828 100644
--- a/test/runner-win.c
+++ b/test/runner-win.c
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@
 
 /* Do platform-specific initialization. */
 int platform_init(int argc, char **argv) {
-  const char* tap;
-
-  tap = getenv("UV_TAP_OUTPUT");
-  tap_output = (tap != NULL && atoi(tap) > 0);
-
   /* Disable the "application crashed" popup. */
   SetErrorMode(SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS | SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX |
       SEM_NOOPENFILEERRORBOX);
@@ -225,29 +220,23 @@ int process_copy_output(process_info_t *p, int fd) {
     return -1;
   }
 
-  if (tap_output)
-    write(fd, "#", 1);
+  write(fd, "#", 1);
 
   while (ReadFile(p->stdio_out, (void*)&buf, sizeof(buf), &read, NULL) &&
          read > 0) {
-    if (tap_output) {
-      start = buf;
+    start = buf;
 
-      while ((line = strchr(start, '\n')) != NULL) {
-        write(fd, start, line - start + 1);
-        write(fd, "#", 1);
-        start = line + 1;
-      }
-
-      if (start < buf + read)
-        write(fd, start, buf + read - start);
-    } else {
-      write(fd, buf, read);
+    while ((line = strchr(start, '\n')) != NULL) {
+      write(fd, start, line - start + 1);
+      write(fd, "#", 1);
+      start = line + 1;
     }
+
+    if (start < buf + read)
+      write(fd, start, buf + read - start);
   }
 
-  if (tap_output)
-    write(fd, "\n", 1);
+  write(fd, "\n", 1);
 
   if (GetLastError() != ERROR_HANDLE_EOF)
     return -1;
diff --git a/test/runner.c b/test/runner.c
index c616d176..ef3fda57 100644
--- a/test/runner.c
+++ b/test/runner.c
@@ -28,31 +28,6 @@
 
 char executable_path[sizeof(executable_path)];
 
-int tap_output = 0;
-
-
-static void log_progress(int total,
-                         int passed,
-                         int failed,
-                         int todos,
-                         int skipped,
-                         const char* name) {
-  int progress;
-
-  if (total == 0)
-    total = 1;
-
-  progress = 100 * (passed + failed + skipped + todos) / total;
-  fprintf(stderr, "[%% %3d|+ %3d|- %3d|T %3d|S %3d]: %s",
-          progress,
-          passed,
-          failed,
-          todos,
-          skipped,
-          name);
-  fflush(stderr);
-}
-
 
 const char* fmt(double d) {
   static char buf[1024];
@@ -109,10 +84,8 @@ int run_tests(int benchmark_output) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (tap_output) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "1..%d\n", total);
-    fflush(stderr);
-  }
+  fprintf(stderr, "1..%d\n", total);
+  fflush(stderr);
 
   /* Run all tests. */
   passed = 0;
@@ -125,13 +98,6 @@ int run_tests(int benchmark_output) {
       continue;
     }
 
-    if (!tap_output)
-      rewind_cursor();
-
-    if (!benchmark_output && !tap_output) {
-      log_progress(total, passed, failed, todos, skipped, task->task_name);
-    }
-
     test_result = run_test(task->task_name, benchmark_output, current);
     switch (test_result) {
     case TEST_OK: passed++; break;
@@ -142,13 +108,6 @@ int run_tests(int benchmark_output) {
     current++;
   }
 
-  if (!tap_output)
-    rewind_cursor();
-
-  if (!benchmark_output && !tap_output) {
-    log_progress(total, passed, failed, todos, skipped, "Done.\n");
-  }
-
   return failed;
 }
 
@@ -319,22 +278,11 @@ out:
     FATAL("process_wait failed");
   }
 
-  if (tap_output)
-    log_tap_result(test_count, test, status, &processes[i]);
+  log_tap_result(test_count, test, status, &processes[i]);
 
   /* Show error and output from processes if the test failed. */
   if (status != 0 || task->show_output) {
-    if (tap_output) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "#");
-    } else if (status == TEST_TODO) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "\n`%s` todo\n", test);
-    } else if (status == TEST_SKIP) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "\n`%s` skipped\n", test);
-    } else if (status != 0) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "\n`%s` failed: %s\n", test, errmsg);
-    } else {
-      fprintf(stderr, "\n");
-    }
+    fprintf(stderr, "#");
     fflush(stderr);
 
     for (i = 0; i < process_count; i++) {
@@ -359,10 +307,6 @@ out:
       }
     }
 
-    if (!tap_output) {
-      fprintf(stderr, "=============================================================\n");
-    }
-
   /* In benchmark mode show concise output from the main process. */
   } else if (benchmark_output) {
     switch (process_output_size(main_proc)) {
diff --git a/test/runner.h b/test/runner.h
index 78f3c880..85174478 100644
--- a/test/runner.h
+++ b/test/runner.h
@@ -172,7 +172,4 @@ void process_cleanup(process_info_t *p);
 /* Move the console cursor one line up and back to the first column. */
 void rewind_cursor(void);
 
-/* trigger output as tap */
-extern int tap_output;
-
 #endif /* RUNNER_H_ */