diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py
index fbf48a0e4d..2cbe7f2c73 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py
@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ def run_tests(*, test_list, src_dir, build_dir, tmpdir, jobs=1, enable_coverage=
     if not os.listdir(tmpdir):
         os.rmdir(tmpdir)
 
-    all_passed = all_passed and coverage_passed
 
     # Clean up dangling processes if any. This may only happen with --failfast option.
     # Killing the process group will also terminate the current process but that is