diff --git a/test/clojure/test_clojure/rt.clj b/test/clojure/test_clojure/rt.clj
index 6f2890e9..180f654a 100644
--- a/test/clojure/test_clojure/rt.clj
+++ b/test/clojure/test_clojure/rt.clj
@@ -104,25 +104,33 @@
       (is (nil? ('subset? (ns-publics ns))))
       (is (= #'clojure.set/subset? ('subset? (ns-refers ns)))))))
 
+(defmacro silenced [& forms]
+  `(binding [*err* (new java.io.StringWriter)]
+     ~@forms))
+
 (deftest var-meta-tests
   (testing "Var.resetMeta should clear flags, getters"
     (let [v (def a-test-v)]
-      (do (.resetMeta v {})
+      (do (silenced
+           (.resetMeta v {}))
           (is (.isPublic v))
           (is (not (.isDynamic v)))
           (is (not (.isMacro v))))
 
-      (do (.resetMeta v {:private true})
+      (do (silenced
+           (.resetMeta v {:private true}))
           (is (not (.isPublic v)))
           (is (not (.isDynamic v)))
           (is (not (.isMacro v))))
 
-      (do (.resetMeta v {:dynamic true})
+      (do (silenced
+           (.resetMeta v {:dynamic true}))
           (is (.isPublic v))
           (is (.isDynamic v))
           (is (not (.isMacro v))))
 
-      (do (.resetMeta v {:macro true})
+      (do (silenced
+           (.resetMeta v {:macro true}))
           (is (.isPublic v))
           (is (not (.isDynamic v)))
           (is (.isMacro v))))))