diff --git a/t/t7006-pager.sh b/t/t7006-pager.sh
index 320e1d1dbe..ff2590849d 100755
--- a/t/t7006-pager.sh
+++ b/t/t7006-pager.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ test_description='Test automatic use of a pager.'
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-pager.sh
 . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-terminal.sh
 
-cleanup_fail() {
-	echo >&2 cleanup failed
-	(exit 1)
-}
-
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	sane_unset GIT_PAGER GIT_PAGER_IN_USE &&
 	test_unconfig core.pager &&
@@ -22,9 +17,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success TTY 'some commands use a pager' '
-	rm -f paginated.out ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	rm -f paginated.out &&
 	test_terminal git log &&
 	test -e paginated.out
 '
@@ -45,49 +38,37 @@ test_expect_failure TTY 'pager runs from subdir' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success TTY 'some commands do not use a pager' '
-	rm -f paginated.out ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	rm -f paginated.out &&
 	test_terminal git rev-list HEAD &&
 	! test -e paginated.out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'no pager when stdout is a pipe' '
-	rm -f paginated.out ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	rm -f paginated.out &&
 	git log | cat &&
 	! test -e paginated.out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'no pager when stdout is a regular file' '
-	rm -f paginated.out ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	rm -f paginated.out &&
 	git log >file &&
 	! test -e paginated.out
 '
 
 test_expect_success TTY 'git --paginate rev-list uses a pager' '
-	rm -f paginated.out ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	rm -f paginated.out &&
 	test_terminal git --paginate rev-list HEAD &&
 	test -e paginated.out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'no pager even with --paginate when stdout is a pipe' '
-	rm -f file paginated.out ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	rm -f file paginated.out &&
 	git --paginate log | cat &&
 	! test -e paginated.out
 '
 
 test_expect_success TTY 'no pager with --no-pager' '
-	rm -f paginated.out ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	rm -f paginated.out &&
 	test_terminal git --no-pager log &&
 	! test -e paginated.out
 '
@@ -136,9 +117,7 @@ colorful() {
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'tests can detect color' '
-	rm -f colorful.log colorless.log ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	rm -f colorful.log colorless.log &&
 	git log --no-color >colorless.log &&
 	git log --color >colorful.log &&
 	! colorful colorless.log &&
@@ -147,18 +126,14 @@ test_expect_success 'tests can detect color' '
 
 test_expect_success 'no color when stdout is a regular file' '
 	rm -f colorless.log &&
-	test_config color.ui auto ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	test_config color.ui auto &&
 	git log >colorless.log &&
 	! colorful colorless.log
 '
 
 test_expect_success TTY 'color when writing to a pager' '
 	rm -f paginated.out &&
-	test_config color.ui auto ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	test_config color.ui auto &&
 	(
 		TERM=vt100 &&
 		export TERM &&
@@ -181,9 +156,7 @@ test_expect_success TTY 'colors are suppressed by color.pager' '
 
 test_expect_success 'color when writing to a file intended for a pager' '
 	rm -f colorful.log &&
-	test_config color.ui auto ||
-	cleanup_fail &&
-
+	test_config color.ui auto &&
 	(
 		TERM=vt100 &&
 		GIT_PAGER_IN_USE=true &&
@@ -242,9 +215,7 @@ test_default_pager() {
 	$test_expectation SIMPLEPAGER,TTY "$cmd - default pager is used by default" "
 		sane_unset PAGER GIT_PAGER &&
 		test_unconfig core.pager &&
-		rm -f default_pager_used ||
-		cleanup_fail &&
-
+		rm -f default_pager_used &&
 		cat >\$less <<-\EOF &&
 		#!/bin/sh
 		wc >default_pager_used
@@ -265,9 +236,7 @@ test_PAGER_overrides() {
 	$test_expectation TTY "$cmd - PAGER overrides default pager" "
 		sane_unset GIT_PAGER &&
 		test_unconfig core.pager &&
-		rm -f PAGER_used ||
-		cleanup_fail &&
-
+		rm -f PAGER_used &&
 		PAGER='wc >PAGER_used' &&
 		export PAGER &&
 		$full_command &&
@@ -292,9 +261,7 @@ test_core_pager() {
 
 	$test_expectation TTY "$cmd - repository-local core.pager setting $used_if_wanted" "
 		sane_unset GIT_PAGER &&
-		rm -f core.pager_used ||
-		cleanup_fail &&
-
+		rm -f core.pager_used &&
 		PAGER=wc &&
 		export PAGER &&
 		test_config core.pager 'wc >core.pager_used' &&
@@ -321,9 +288,7 @@ test_pager_subdir_helper() {
 	$test_expectation TTY "$cmd - core.pager $used_if_wanted from subdirectory" "
 		sane_unset GIT_PAGER &&
 		rm -f core.pager_used &&
-		rm -fr sub ||
-		cleanup_fail &&
-
+		rm -fr sub &&
 		PAGER=wc &&
 		stampname=\$(pwd)/core.pager_used &&
 		export PAGER stampname &&
@@ -341,9 +306,7 @@ test_GIT_PAGER_overrides() {
 	parse_args "$@"
 
 	$test_expectation TTY "$cmd - GIT_PAGER overrides core.pager" "
-		rm -f GIT_PAGER_used ||
-		cleanup_fail &&
-
+		rm -f GIT_PAGER_used &&
 		test_config core.pager wc &&
 		GIT_PAGER='wc >GIT_PAGER_used' &&
 		export GIT_PAGER &&
@@ -356,9 +319,7 @@ test_doesnt_paginate() {
 	parse_args "$@"
 
 	$test_expectation TTY "no pager for '$cmd'" "
-		rm -f GIT_PAGER_used ||
-		cleanup_fail &&
-
+		rm -f GIT_PAGER_used &&
 		GIT_PAGER='wc >GIT_PAGER_used' &&
 		export GIT_PAGER &&
 		$full_command &&