diff --git a/tests/Util.html b/tests/Util.html
index ed183f1379..56b6c826de 100644
--- a/tests/Util.html
+++ b/tests/Util.html
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@
         //Some non-IE browsers don't return the alpha string for this value, which is okay
         var filterString = div.style.filter.match(/^alpha/) != null ? 
                                'alpha(opacity=' + (opacity * 100) + ')' : div.style.filter;
-        alert(filterString);
         t.eq( div.style.filter, filterString, "element.style.filter set correctly");
 
         //test defaults