diff --git a/regress/connect-privsep.sh b/regress/connect-privsep.sh
index 76137b060..8970340a2 100644
--- a/regress/connect-privsep.sh
+++ b/regress/connect-privsep.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ echo 'UsePrivilegeSeparation sandbox' >> $OBJ/sshd_proxy
 
 ${SSH} -F $OBJ/ssh_proxy 999.999.999.999 true
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	# XXX replace this with fail once sandbox has stabilised
-	warn "ssh privsep/sandbox+proxyconnect failed"
+	fail "ssh privsep/sandbox+proxyconnect failed"
 fi
 
 # Because sandbox is sensitive to changes in libc, especially malloc, retest
diff --git a/regress/test-exec.sh b/regress/test-exec.sh
index e9018b5e5..bc59ebddf 100644
--- a/regress/test-exec.sh
+++ b/regress/test-exec.sh
@@ -429,12 +429,6 @@ verbose ()
 	fi
 }
 
-warn ()
-{
-	echo "WARNING: $@" >>$TEST_SSH_LOGFILE
-	echo "WARNING: $@"
-}
-
 fail ()
 {
 	save_debug_log "FAIL: $@"