diff --git a/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-duplicates.js b/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-duplicates.js
index b4c5afb28240e281fcd6231f6adccd13d416b893..e34d2148046cc919fee9c543e7dcec24c074a4ff 100644
--- a/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-duplicates.js
+++ b/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-duplicates.js
@@ -13,6 +13,4 @@ negative:
 
 throw "Test262: This statement should not be evaluated.";
 
-$ERROR('This code should not be executed.');
-
 try { } catch ([x, x]) {}
diff --git a/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-lex.js b/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-lex.js
index f04cb5e6d74d4d704e74e903cfe992403a8da22c..68e7e6921226fe95a8957b92a0404ec963a6dd1b 100644
--- a/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-lex.js
+++ b/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-lex.js
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@ features: [let]
 
 throw "Test262: This statement should not be evaluated.";
 
-$ERROR('This code should not be executed.');
-
 try { } catch (x) { let x; }
diff --git a/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-var.js b/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-var.js
index c74c036a9ddd3bec23e64f6a88c0e4eb62413529..45e3feb22a71dfa486e255b663fadad29a8377eb 100644
--- a/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-var.js
+++ b/test/language/statements/try/early-catch-var.js
@@ -18,6 +18,4 @@ negative:
 
 throw "Test262: This statement should not be evaluated.";
 
-$ERROR('This code should not be executed.');
-
 try { } catch (x) { for (var x of []) {} }