diff --git a/helper/resource/testing.go b/helper/resource/testing.go
index 494704b51b..1456a4465e 100644
--- a/helper/resource/testing.go
+++ b/helper/resource/testing.go
@@ -538,11 +538,6 @@ func Test(t testing.T, c TestCase) {
 	}
 	log.SetOutput(logWriter)
 
-	// We require verbose mode so that the user knows what is going on.
-	if !testing.Verbose() && !c.IsUnitTest {
-		t.Fatal("Acceptance tests must be run with the -v flag on tests")
-	}
-
 	// get instances of all providers, so we can use the individual
 	// resources to shim the state during the tests.
 	providers := make(map[string]*schema.Provider)
diff --git a/helper/resource/testing/testing.go b/helper/resource/testing/testing.go
index 5693adf67d..9fb5ac5383 100644
--- a/helper/resource/testing/testing.go
+++ b/helper/resource/testing/testing.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 // importers of the SDK
 package testing
 
-import "testing"
-
 // T is the interface used to handle the test lifecycle of a test.
 //
 // Users should just use a *testing.T object, which implements this.
@@ -24,10 +22,3 @@ type T interface {
 type M interface {
 	Run() int
 }
-
-// Verbose just wraps the official testing package's helper of the same name.
-// This is the final reference to the testing package in non *_test.go files
-// in the SDK.
-func Verbose() bool {
-	return testing.Verbose()
-}