diff --git a/tools/test-runner b/tools/test-runner
index a0c4022e..fce3eed4 100755
--- a/tools/test-runner
+++ b/tools/test-runner
@@ -693,9 +693,6 @@ class Namespace:
 		if self.is_verbose('iwd-tls'):
 			env['IWD_TLS_DEBUG'] = '1'
 
-		if self.is_verbose('iwd-genl'):
-			env['IWD_GENL_DEBUG'] = '1'
-
 		if self.is_verbose('iwd-acd'):
 			env['IWD_ACD_DEBUG'] = '1'