diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
index eda3d9afc7..819fbf61f4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
@@ -1025,12 +1025,10 @@ TestProcessResult runTestProcess(const QString &test, const QStringList &argumen
     return { process.exitCode(), standardOutput, standardError };
 }
 
-enum class Throw { OnFail = 1 };
-
 /*
     Runs a single test and verifies the output against the expected results.
 */
-void runTest(const QString &test, const TestLoggers &requestedLoggers, Throw throwing = {})
+void runTest(const QString &test, const TestLoggers &requestedLoggers)
 {
     TestLoggers loggers;
     for (auto logger : requestedLoggers) {
@@ -1044,10 +1042,6 @@ void runTest(const QString &test, const TestLoggers &requestedLoggers, Throw thr
     QStringList arguments;
     for (auto logger : loggers)
         arguments += logger.arguments(test);
-    if (throwing == Throw::OnFail) // don't distinguish between throwonfail/throwonskip
-        arguments += {"-throwonfail", "-throwonskip"};
-    else
-        arguments += {"-nothrowonfail", "-nothrowonskip"};
 
     CAPTURE(test);
     CAPTURE(arguments);
@@ -1074,9 +1068,9 @@ void runTest(const QString &test, const TestLoggers &requestedLoggers, Throw thr
 /*
     Runs a single test and verifies the output against the expected result.
 */
-void runTest(const QString &test, const TestLogger &logger, Throw t = {})
+void runTest(const QString &test, const TestLogger &logger)
 {
-    runTest(test, TestLoggers{logger}, t);
+    runTest(test, TestLoggers{logger});
 }
 
 // ----------------------- Catch helpers -----------------------
@@ -1219,12 +1213,7 @@ SCENARIO("Test output of the loggers is as expected")
     GIVEN("The " << logger << " logger") {
         for (QString test : tests) {
             AND_GIVEN("The " << test << " subtest") {
-                WHEN("Throwing on failure or skip") {
-                    runTest(test, TestLogger(logger, StdoutOutput), Throw::OnFail);
-                }
-                WHEN("Returning on failure or skip") {
-                    runTest(test, TestLogger(logger, StdoutOutput));
-                }
+                runTest(test, TestLogger(logger, StdoutOutput));
             }
         }
     }