diff --git a/acceptance_tests/bad_args.sh b/acceptance_tests/bad_args.sh
index 3517421a..34d43b6e 100755
--- a/acceptance_tests/bad_args.sh
+++ b/acceptance_tests/bad_args.sh
@@ -1,46 +1,36 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-tearDown() {
-  set -e
-}
-
 testWriteInPlacePipeIn() {
-  set +e
   result=$(./yq e -i -n '.a' 2>&1)
   assertEquals 1 $?
   assertEquals "Error: write inplace flag only applicable when giving an expression and at least one file" "$result"
 }
 
 testWriteInPlacePipeInEvalall() {
-  set +e
   result=$(./yq ea -i -n '.a' 2>&1)
   assertEquals 1 $?
   assertEquals "Error: write inplace flag only applicable when giving an expression and at least one file" "$result"
 }
 
 testWriteInPlaceWithSplit() {
-  set +e
   result=$(./yq e -s "cat" -i '.a = "thing"' test.yml 2>&1)
   assertEquals 1 $?
   assertEquals "Error: write inplace cannot be used with split file" "$result"
 }
 
 testWriteInPlaceWithSplitEvalAll() {
-  set +e
   result=$(./yq ea -s "cat" -i '.a = "thing"' test.yml 2>&1)
   assertEquals 1 $?
   assertEquals "Error: write inplace cannot be used with split file" "$result"
 }
 
 testNullWithFiles() {
-  set +e
   result=$(./yq e -n '.a = "thing"' test.yml 2>&1)
   assertEquals 1 $?
   assertEquals "Error: cannot pass files in when using null-input flag" "$result"
 }
 
 testNullWithFilesEvalAll() {
-  set +e
   result=$(./yq ea -n '.a = "thing"' test.yml 2>&1)
   assertEquals 1 $?
   assertEquals "Error: cannot pass files in when using null-input flag" "$result"