diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go
index 6c7466b829..0e4e0b4e96 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/config_test.go
@@ -236,10 +236,8 @@ func isWSL() bool {
 	return isVmtype(define.WSLVirt)
 }
 
+//nolint:unused
 func runSystemCommand(binary string, cmdArgs []string, timeout time.Duration, wait bool) (*machineSession, error) {
-	if len(os.Getenv("DEBUG")) > 0 {
-		cmdArgs = append([]string{"--log-level=debug"}, cmdArgs...)
-	}
 	GinkgoWriter.Println(binary + " " + strings.Join(cmdArgs, " "))
 	c := exec.Command(binary, cmdArgs...)
 	session, err := Start(c, GinkgoWriter, GinkgoWriter)
diff --git a/pkg/machine/e2e/init_windows_test.go b/pkg/machine/e2e/init_windows_test.go
index 4cfb36fe64..e19b4a53b0 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/e2e/init_windows_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/e2e/init_windows_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ var _ = Describe("podman machine init - windows only", func() {
 		Expect(session.errorToString()).To(ContainSubstring("already exists on hypervisor"))
 	})
 
-	It("init should not should not overwrite existing HyperV vms", func() {
+	It("init should not overwrite existing WSL vms", func() {
 		skipIfNotVmtype(define.WSLVirt, "WSL test only")
 
 		var (