diff --git a/test/vtop_example.sh b/test/vtop_example.sh
index e4f7166c185..c537c0f844c 100755
--- a/test/vtop_example.sh
+++ b/test/vtop_example.sh
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ function checkPodStatusWithTimeout() {
     sleep 1
   done
   echo -e "ERROR: checkPodStatusWithTimeout timeout to find pod matching:\ngot:\n$out\nfor regex: $regex"
-  vttabletPod=$(kubectl get pods | grep -E "vttablet" | head -n 1 | awk '{print $1}')
-  kubectl describe pod $vttabletPod
-  kubectl logs $vttabletPod -c vttablet
-  kubectl logs $vttabletPod -c mysqld
   exit 1
 }