diff --git a/tests/helpers.sh b/tests/helpers.sh
index 5066fc37240..2f435a55339 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.sh
+++ b/tests/helpers.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# Must be sourced into the main journey test
 
 function set-static-git-environment() {
   set -a
@@ -66,4 +67,3 @@ function launch-git-daemon() {
     done
     trap 'kill $daemon_pid' EXIT
 }
-
diff --git a/tests/journey/ein.sh b/tests/journey/ein.sh
index 5f4859b7ff5..1546209c2e6 100644
--- a/tests/journey/ein.sh
+++ b/tests/journey/ein.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Must be sourced into the main journey test
-set -eu
 
 if test "$kind" = "max" || test "$kind" = "max-pure"; then
 title "Porcelain ${kind}"
diff --git a/tests/journey/gix.sh b/tests/journey/gix.sh
index 6af7cb507aa..1745468c994 100644
--- a/tests/journey/gix.sh
+++ b/tests/journey/gix.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Must be sourced into the main journey test
-set -eu
 
 title plumbing "${kind}"
 snapshot="$snapshot/plumbing"
diff --git a/tests/utilities.sh b/tests/utilities.sh
index c538af332f3..3a33946de6e 100644
--- a/tests/utilities.sh
+++ b/tests/utilities.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Must be sourced into the main journey test
 
 WHITE="$(tput setaf 9 2>/dev/null || echo -n '')"
 YELLOW="$(tput setaf 3 2>/dev/null || echo -n '')"