diff --git a/tests/sshserver.pl b/tests/sshserver.pl
index af618529d..043b8a931 100644
--- a/tests/sshserver.pl
+++ b/tests/sshserver.pl
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ use sshhelp qw(
     sshversioninfo
     );
 
+
 #***************************************************************************
 
 my $verbose = 1;              # set to 1 for debugging
@@ -375,16 +376,6 @@ if((! -e $hstprvkeyf) || (! -e $hstpubkeyf) ||
 #  [3] Option not used in our ssh server config file
 
 
-#***************************************************************************
-# Increased loglevel to debug autobuild's publickey authentication
-# failures when using OpenSSH 2.9.9 or SunSSH
-#
-if((($sshdid =~ /OpenSSH/) && ($sshvernum == 299)) ||
-    ($sshdid =~ /SunSSH/)) {
-    $loglevel = 'DEBUG3';
-}
-
-
 #***************************************************************************
 # Initialize sshd config with options actually supported in OpenSSH 2.9.9
 #
@@ -620,6 +611,7 @@ if(! -e $knownhosts) {
     }
 }
 
+
 #***************************************************************************
 #  ssh client configuration file options we might use and version support
 #