diff --git a/test/fixture.cpp b/test/fixture.cpp
index fc285294a41..5585ab58b58 100644
--- a/test/fixture.cpp
+++ b/test/fixture.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ TestFixture::TestFixture(const char * const _name)
 
 bool TestFixture::prepareTest(const char testname[])
 {
-    mVerbose = false;
     mTemplateFormat.clear();
     mTemplateLocation.clear();
     CppCheck::resetTimerResults();
@@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ void TestFixture::reportErr(const ErrorMessage &msg)
         return;
     std::string errormessage;
     if (!mTemplateFormat.empty()) {
-        errormessage = msg.toString(mVerbose, mTemplateFormat, mTemplateLocation);
+        errormessage = msg.toString(false, mTemplateFormat, mTemplateLocation);
     }
     else {
         if (!msg.callStack.empty()) {
diff --git a/test/fixture.h b/test/fixture.h
index 788b301c542..ebbb3eaa1a7 100644
--- a/test/fixture.h
+++ b/test/fixture.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ class TestFixture : public ErrorLogger {
     static std::size_t fails_counter;
     static std::size_t todos_counter;
     static std::size_t succeeded_todos_counter;
-    bool mVerbose{};
     std::string mTemplateFormat;
     std::string mTemplateLocation;
     std::string mTestname;
@@ -124,10 +123,6 @@ class TestFixture : public ErrorLogger {
     void assertNoThrowFail(const char * filename, unsigned int linenr, bool bailout) const;
     static std::string deleteLineNumber(const std::string &message);
 
-    void setVerbose(bool v) {
-        mVerbose = v;
-    }
-
     void setTemplateFormat(const std::string &templateFormat);
 
     void setMultiline() {
@@ -319,7 +314,7 @@ class TestInstance {
     std::unique_ptr<TestFixture> impl;
 };
 
-#define TEST_CASE( NAME ) do { if (prepareTest(#NAME)) { setVerbose(false); try { NAME(); teardownTest(); } catch (const AssertFailedError&) {} catch (...) { assertNoThrowFail(__FILE__, __LINE__, false); } } } while (false)
+#define TEST_CASE( NAME ) do { if (prepareTest(#NAME)) { try { NAME(); teardownTest(); } catch (const AssertFailedError&) {} catch (...) { assertNoThrowFail(__FILE__, __LINE__, false); } } } while (false)
 
 #define ASSERT( CONDITION ) assert_(__FILE__, __LINE__, (CONDITION))
 #define ASSERT_MSG( CONDITION, MSG ) assert_(__FILE__, __LINE__, (CONDITION), MSG)