diff --git a/nix/vm-tests/full-setup.nix b/nix/vm-tests/full-setup.nix
index 5721387af..ec3a2677c 100644
--- a/nix/vm-tests/full-setup.nix
+++ b/nix/vm-tests/full-setup.nix
@@ -206,14 +206,13 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest (
           )
 
       def diagnose(unit=None, container=None):
-          # What a timed-out wait leaves behind: the failed units, and the status
-          # and the end of the journal of the unit that was waited on.
+          # What a timed-out wait leaves behind: the failed units and the end of the
+          # journal of the units that were waited on.
           where = f"--machine={container} " if container else ""
           units = [unit] if isinstance(unit, str) else list(unit or [])
           flags = " ".join(f"-u '{u}'" for u in units)
           for command in [
               f"systemctl {where}--failed --no-legend --no-pager",
-              *([f"systemctl {where}status --no-pager -n 0 -l {' '.join(units)} | head -c 4000"] if units else []),
               *([f"journalctl {where}{flags} --no-pager -n 50 | tail -c 6000"] if units else []),
           ]:
               print(f"--- {command}")