diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/trace_macros-gate.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/trace_macros-gate.rs
index e9b7ddf6d1c..d4a7c4ed0e0 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/trace_macros-gate.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/trace_macros-gate.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ fn main() {
         ($x: ident) => { trace_macros!($x) } //~ ERROR `trace_macros` is not stable
     }
 
-    expando!(true); //~ NOTE in this expansion
-                    //~^ NOTE in this expansion
+    expando!(true);
 }