diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkds/clean.sh b/bin/tests/system/checkds/clean.sh
index 99bafb9829..bb0bf1c4ea 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/checkds/clean.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkds/clean.sh
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ rm -f ns*/keygen.out.* ns*/settime.out.* ns*/signer.out.*
 rm -f ns*/managed-keys.bind*
 rm -f ns*/*.mkeys
 rm -f ns*/zones
-rm -f tests-checkds.py.status
 rm -f *.checkds.out
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rpzextra/clean.sh b/bin/tests/system/rpzextra/clean.sh
index dbf193e5eb..95264d45a4 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rpzextra/clean.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rpzextra/clean.sh
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ rm -f ns*/named.memstats
 rm -f ns*/named.run
 rm -f ns*/rpz*.txt
 rm -rf __pycache__
-rm -f *.status
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/run.sh.in b/bin/tests/system/run.sh.in
index 6a6d53ccd1..893dd5a76d 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/run.sh.in
+++ b/bin/tests/system/run.sh.in
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ fi
 if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
     if [ -n "$PYTEST" ]; then
         for test in $(cd "${systest}" && find . -name "tests*.py"); do
+            rm -f "$systest/$test.status"
             if start_servers; then
                 run=$((run+1))
                 test_status=0
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then
                 break
             fi
         done
+        rm -f "$systest/$test.status"
     else
         echoinfo "I:$systest:pytest not installed, skipping python tests"
     fi
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/shutdown/clean.sh b/bin/tests/system/shutdown/clean.sh
index 8c82e0ed6b..663bc24885 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/shutdown/clean.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/shutdown/clean.sh
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ rm -f ns*/rpz*.txt
 rm -f */named.conf
 rm -f */named.run
 rm -rf __pycache__
-rm -f *.status