diff --git a/cmd/workload/filtertest.go b/cmd/workload/filtertest.go
index 6504c345a4..cdd1d58090 100644
--- a/cmd/workload/filtertest.go
+++ b/cmd/workload/filtertest.go
@@ -110,9 +110,7 @@ func (s *filterTestSuite) filterFullRange(t *utesting.T) {
 func (s *filterTestSuite) queryAndCheck(t *utesting.T, query *filterQuery) {
 	query.run(s.cfg.client)
 	if query.Err != nil {
-		if errIsPrunedHistory(query.Err) {
-			t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
-		} else {
+		if !errIsPrunedHistory(query.Err) {
 			t.Errorf("Filter query failed (fromBlock: %d toBlock: %d addresses: %v topics: %v error: %v)", query.FromBlock, query.ToBlock, query.Address, query.Topics, query.Err)
 		}
 		return
@@ -131,9 +129,7 @@ func (s *filterTestSuite) fullRangeQueryAndCheck(t *utesting.T, query *filterQue
 	}
 	frQuery.run(s.cfg.client)
 	if frQuery.Err != nil {
-		if errIsPrunedHistory(frQuery.Err) {
-			t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
-		} else {
+		if !errIsPrunedHistory(frQuery.Err) {
 			t.Errorf("Full range filter query failed (addresses: %v topics: %v error: %v)", frQuery.Address, frQuery.Topics, frQuery.Err)
 		}
 		return
diff --git a/cmd/workload/historytest.go b/cmd/workload/historytest.go
index 841e3f2ab4..d5a38b4bb9 100644
--- a/cmd/workload/historytest.go
+++ b/cmd/workload/historytest.go
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ func (s *historyTestSuite) testGetBlockByHash(t *utesting.T) {
 		b, err := s.cfg.client.getBlockByHash(ctx, bhash, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errIsPrunedHistory(err) {
-				t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
 				continue
 			}
 			t.Fatalf("block %d (hash %v): error %v", num, bhash, err)
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ func (s *historyTestSuite) testGetBlockByNumber(t *utesting.T) {
 		b, err := s.cfg.client.getBlockByNumber(ctx, num, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errIsPrunedHistory(err) {
-				t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
 				continue
 			}
 			t.Fatalf("block %d (hash %v): error %v", num, bhash, err)
@@ -168,7 +166,6 @@ func (s *historyTestSuite) testGetBlockTransactionCountByHash(t *utesting.T) {
 		count, err := s.cfg.client.getBlockTransactionCountByHash(ctx, bhash)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errIsPrunedHistory(err) {
-				t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
 				continue
 			}
 			t.Fatalf("block %d (hash %v): error %v", num, bhash, err)
@@ -188,7 +185,6 @@ func (s *historyTestSuite) testGetBlockTransactionCountByNumber(t *utesting.T) {
 		count, err := s.cfg.client.getBlockTransactionCountByNumber(ctx, num)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errIsPrunedHistory(err) {
-				t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
 				continue
 			}
 			t.Fatalf("block %d (hash %v): error %v", num, bhash, err)
@@ -208,7 +204,6 @@ func (s *historyTestSuite) testGetBlockReceiptsByHash(t *utesting.T) {
 		receipts, err := s.cfg.client.getBlockReceipts(ctx, bhash)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errIsPrunedHistory(err) {
-				t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
 				continue
 			}
 			t.Fatalf("block %d (hash %v): error %v", num, bhash, err)
@@ -229,7 +224,6 @@ func (s *historyTestSuite) testGetBlockReceiptsByNumber(t *utesting.T) {
 		receipts, err := s.cfg.client.getBlockReceipts(ctx, hexutil.Uint64(num))
 		if err != nil {
 			if errIsPrunedHistory(err) {
-				t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
 				continue
 			}
 			t.Fatalf("block %d (hash %v): error %v", num, bhash, err)
@@ -256,7 +250,6 @@ func (s *historyTestSuite) testGetTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex(t *utesting.T)
 		tx, err := s.cfg.client.getTransactionByBlockHashAndIndex(ctx, bhash, uint64(txIndex))
 		if err != nil {
 			if errIsPrunedHistory(err) {
-				t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
 				continue
 			}
 			t.Fatalf("block %d (hash %v): error %v", num, bhash, err)
@@ -285,7 +278,6 @@ func (s *historyTestSuite) testGetTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex(t *utesting.T
 		tx, err := s.cfg.client.getTransactionByBlockNumberAndIndex(ctx, num, uint64(txIndex))
 		if err != nil {
 			if errIsPrunedHistory(err) {
-				t.Logf("test case accessed pruned history")
 				continue
 			}
 			t.Fatalf("block %d (hash %v): error %v", num, bhash, err)