diff --git a/scripts/zfs-tests.sh b/scripts/zfs-tests.sh
index e158b5eb0..ae62f8f2a 100755
--- a/scripts/zfs-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/zfs-tests.sh
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ user = $SINGLETESTUSER
 timeout = 600
 post_user = root
 post =
-outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
 EOF
 	if [ "$SINGLETEST" = "${SINGLETEST%/*}" ] ; then
 		NEWSINGLETEST=$(find "$STF_SUITE" -name "$SINGLETEST*" -print -quit)
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/bclone.run b/tests/runfiles/bclone.run
index 3d0f545d9..f4b7a69e2 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/bclone.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/bclone.run
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ post_user = root
 post = cleanup
 failsafe_user = root
 failsafe = callbacks/zfs_failsafe
-outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
 tags = ['bclone']
 
 [tests/functional/bclone]
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/common.run b/tests/runfiles/common.run
index 4814fd71a..efc0290de 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/common.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/common.run
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ post_user = root
 post = cleanup
 failsafe_user = root
 failsafe = callbacks/zfs_failsafe
-outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
 tags = ['functional']
 
 [tests/functional/acl/off]
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/freebsd.run b/tests/runfiles/freebsd.run
index 943c8eab2..1b8f7f336 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/freebsd.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/freebsd.run
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ post_user = root
 post = cleanup
 failsafe_user = root
 failsafe = callbacks/zfs_failsafe
-outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
 tags = ['functional']
 
 [tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_jail:FreeBSD]
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/linux.run b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
index 275772f28..19474af52 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/linux.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ post_user = root
 post = cleanup
 failsafe_user = root
 failsafe = callbacks/zfs_failsafe
-outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
 tags = ['functional']
 
 [tests/functional/acl/posix:Linux]
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/longevity.run b/tests/runfiles/longevity.run
index fde2ef6ab..85f5809d2 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/longevity.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/longevity.run
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 quiet = False
 user = root
 timeout = 10800
-outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
 
 [/opt/zfs-tests/tests/longevity]
 tests = ['slop_space_test']
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/perf-regression.run b/tests/runfiles/perf-regression.run
index ec081040d..c5ba3924e 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/perf-regression.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/perf-regression.run
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ user = root
 timeout = 0
 post_user = root
 post = cleanup
-outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
 tags = ['perf']
 
 [tests/perf/regression]
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/sanity.run b/tests/runfiles/sanity.run
index d6a791e33..2ab32674f 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/sanity.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/sanity.run
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ post_user = root
 post = cleanup
 failsafe_user = root
 failsafe = callbacks/zfs_failsafe
-outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
 tags = ['functional']
 
 [tests/functional/acl/off]
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/sunos.run b/tests/runfiles/sunos.run
index 9ba00f452..1f2c787d5 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/sunos.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/sunos.run
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ post_user = root
 post = cleanup
 failsafe_user = root
 failsafe = callbacks/zfs_failsafe
-outputdir = /var/tmp/test_results
 tags = ['functional']
 
 [tests/functional/inuse:illumos]