diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/AbstractExpressionTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/AbstractExpressionTests.java
index dee0d3259ed1..3123631cf52a 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/AbstractExpressionTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/AbstractExpressionTests.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  */
 public abstract class AbstractExpressionTests {
 
-	private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
+	protected static final boolean DEBUG = false;
 
 	protected static final boolean SHOULD_BE_WRITABLE = true;
 
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ protected void evaluateAndCheckError(String expression, Class<?> expectedReturnT
 	protected void parseAndCheckError(String expression, SpelMessage expectedMessage, Object... otherProperties) {
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(SpelParseException.class).isThrownBy(() -> {
 			Expression expr = parser.parseExpression(expression);
-			SpelUtilities.printAbstractSyntaxTree(System.out, expr);
+			if (DEBUG) {
+				SpelUtilities.printAbstractSyntaxTree(System.out, expr);
+			}
 		}).satisfies(ex -> {
 			assertThat(ex.getMessageCode()).isEqualTo(expectedMessage);
 			if (otherProperties != null && otherProperties.length != 0) {
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
index 5e721e396c98..56559883e068 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
@@ -1450,7 +1450,9 @@ private void expectFailNotDecrementable(ExpressionParser parser, EvaluationConte
 		private void expectFail(ExpressionParser parser, EvaluationContext eContext, String expressionString, SpelMessage messageCode) {
 			assertThatExceptionOfType(SpelEvaluationException.class).isThrownBy(() -> {
 				Expression e = parser.parseExpression(expressionString);
-				SpelUtilities.printAbstractSyntaxTree(System.out, e);
+				if (DEBUG) {
+					SpelUtilities.printAbstractSyntaxTree(System.out, e);
+				}
 				e.getValue(eContext);
 			}).satisfies(ex -> assertThat(ex.getMessageCode()).isEqualTo(messageCode));
 		}
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
index db5d3fcf26d6..462cf6c1f133 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
@@ -1811,7 +1811,6 @@ else if (beanName.equals("goo")) {
 	static class CCC {
 
 		public boolean method(Object o) {
-			System.out.println(o);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1883,7 +1882,6 @@ static class Foo {
 	static class Foo2 {
 
 		public void execute(String str) {
-			System.out.println("Value: " + str);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1958,7 +1956,6 @@ public String process(String... args) {
 	public static class ReflectionUtil<T extends Number> {
 
 		public Object methodToCall(T param) {
-			System.out.println(param + " " + param.getClass());
 			return "Object methodToCall(T param)";
 		}