diff --git a/qa/L0_trace/test.sh b/qa/L0_trace/test.sh
index 9cfa480e04..37ba04e7ef 100755
--- a/qa/L0_trace/test.sh
+++ b/qa/L0_trace/test.sh
@@ -234,14 +234,12 @@ set +e
 # Add trace setting for 'simple' via trace API, first use the same trace file
 update_trace_setting "simple" '{"trace_file":"global_trace.log"}'
 assert_curl_failure "trace_file updated through network protocol expects an error"
+#TODO: Test Get-Response (trace_mode, ..) when trace_file update is added in the future.
 
 # Check if the current setting is returned (not specified setting from global)
 if [ `grep -c "\"error\":\"trace file location can not be updated through network protocol\"" ./curl.out` != "1" ]; then
     RET=1
 fi
-if [ `grep -c "\"trace_mode\":\"triton\"" ./curl.out` != "1" ]; then
-    RET=1
-fi
 
 # Use a different name
 update_trace_setting "simple" '{"log_frequency":"2"}'
@@ -564,8 +562,6 @@ if [ "$SERVER_PID" == "0" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-RET=0
-
 set +e
 
 python $CLIENT_TEST >>$CLIENT_LOG 2>&1