diff --git a/Tools/autotest/run_cmd.sh b/Tools/autotest/run_cmd.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index fb586f3dc1..0000000000
--- a/Tools/autotest/run_cmd.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# This is a helper script for run_in_terminal_window.sh.  I'm not sure why Ardupilot.elf exits if not run from inside of a script
-echo running $*
-( $* )
-echo cmd exited
diff --git a/Tools/autotest/run_in_terminal_window.sh b/Tools/autotest/run_in_terminal_window.sh
index dc7dc30ed3..d2f78ed626 100755
--- a/Tools/autotest/run_in_terminal_window.sh
+++ b/Tools/autotest/run_in_terminal_window.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ else
   echo "Window access not found, logging to $filename"
   cmd="$1"
   shift
-  ( $AUTOTEST/run_cmd.sh $cmd $* &>$filename < /dev/null ) &
+  ( $cmd $* &>$filename < /dev/null ) &
 fi
 exit 0