diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
index 1d25a4d0e3d..55adc3d88fc 100644
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.sh
@@ -569,7 +569,9 @@ error () {
 }
 
 error_is () {
-    $CAT < $TIMEFILE | $SED -e 's/.* At line \(.*\)\: \(.*\)/   \>\> Error at line \1: \2<\</' | $HEAD -1
+    $ECHO "Errors are (from $TIMEFILE) :"
+    $CAT < $TIMEFILE
+    $ECHO "(the last line(s) may be the ones that caused the die() in mysqltest)"
 }
 
 prefix_to_8() {
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test b/mysql-test/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test
index 6edbf363b1a..9f7f44d7c28 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/rpl_rotate_logs.test
@@ -73,12 +73,9 @@ insert into t2 values(1234);
 
 #same value on the master
 connection master;
-save_master_pos;
 set insert_id=1234;
 insert into t2 values(NULL);
 connection slave;
-sync_with_master;
-
 wait_for_slave_to_stop;
 
 #restart slave skipping one event