diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index a3ee0d46f23..614096228a8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ import array
 from weakref import proxy
 import signal
 
-# Temporary hack to see why test_socket hangs on one buildbot
-if os.environ.get('COMPUTERNAME') == "GRAPE":
-    def verbose_write(arg):
-        print >>sys.__stdout__, arg
-else:
-    def verbose_write(arg):
-        pass
-
 PORT = 50007
 HOST = 'localhost'
 MSG = 'Michael Gilfix was here\n'
@@ -30,21 +22,15 @@ MSG = 'Michael Gilfix was here\n'
 class SocketTCPTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        verbose_write(self)
         self.serv = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.serv.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-        verbose_write(str(self) + " socket created")
         global PORT
         PORT = test_support.bind_port(self.serv, HOST, PORT)
-        verbose_write(str(self) + " start listening")
         self.serv.listen(1)
-        verbose_write(str(self) + " started")
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        verbose_write(str(self) + " close")
         self.serv.close()
         self.serv = None
-        verbose_write(str(self) + " done")
 
 class SocketUDPTest(unittest.TestCase):