diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_release_dup_bad.out b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_release_dup_bad.out
deleted file mode 100644
index fdb02d67b..000000000
--- a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_release_dup_bad.out
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-%Error: /svaha/wsnyder/SandBox/homecvs/v4/verilator/test_regress/../include/verilated_vpi.cpp:99: vpi_release_handle() called on same object twice, or on non-Verilator VPI object
-Aborting...
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_release_dup_bad.pl b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_release_dup_bad.pl
index ee70f0752..2fa1154c0 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_release_dup_bad.pl
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_release_dup_bad.pl
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ compile(
 
 execute(
     fails => 1,
-    expect_filename => $Self->{golden_filename},
     );
 
+file_grep($Self->{run_log_filename}, qr/vpi_release_handle.*called on same object twice/i);
+
 ok(1);
 
 1;