diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/AbstractExpressionTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/AbstractExpressionTests.java
index 0e133522f6..867076e121 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/AbstractExpressionTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/AbstractExpressionTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatExceptionOfType;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractExpressionTests {
 
-	private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
+	protected static final boolean DEBUG = false;
 
 	protected static final boolean SHOULD_BE_WRITABLE = true;
 
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractExpressionTests {
 	protected void parseAndCheckError(String expression, SpelMessage expectedMessage, Object... otherProperties) {
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(SpelParseException.class).isThrownBy(() -> {
 			Expression expr = parser.parseExpression(expression);
-			SpelUtilities.printAbstractSyntaxTree(System.out, expr);
+			if (DEBUG) {
+				SpelUtilities.printAbstractSyntaxTree(System.out, expr);
+			}
 		}).satisfies(ex -> {
 			assertThat(ex.getMessageCode()).isEqualTo(expectedMessage);
 			if (otherProperties != null && otherProperties.length != 0) {
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
index 5a628c7051..ec2fcfc55e 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/EvaluationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -1448,7 +1448,9 @@ class EvaluationTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 		private void expectFail(ExpressionParser parser, EvaluationContext eContext, String expressionString, SpelMessage messageCode) {
 			assertThatExceptionOfType(SpelEvaluationException.class).isThrownBy(() -> {
 				Expression e = parser.parseExpression(expressionString);
-				SpelUtilities.printAbstractSyntaxTree(System.out, e);
+				if (DEBUG) {
+					SpelUtilities.printAbstractSyntaxTree(System.out, e);
+				}
 				e.getValue(eContext);
 			}).satisfies(ex -> assertThat(ex.getMessageCode()).isEqualTo(messageCode));
 		}
diff --git a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
index 35011fba21..94aa7468cf 100644
--- a/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
+++ b/spring-expression/src/test/java/org/springframework/expression/spel/SpelReproTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -1817,7 +1817,6 @@ class SpelReproTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 	static class CCC {
 
 		public boolean method(Object o) {
-			System.out.println(o);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1889,7 +1888,6 @@ class SpelReproTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 	static class Foo2 {
 
 		public void execute(String str) {
-			System.out.println("Value: " + str);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1964,7 +1962,6 @@ class SpelReproTests extends AbstractExpressionTests {
 	public static class ReflectionUtil<T extends Number> {
 
 		public Object methodToCall(T param) {
-			System.out.println(param + " " + param.getClass());
 			return "Object methodToCall(T param)";
 		}