diff --git a/tests/phpunit-autotest-external.xml b/tests/phpunit-autotest-external.xml
index b9402bfa572..31d2e395a01 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit-autotest-external.xml
+++ b/tests/phpunit-autotest-external.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <phpunit bootstrap="bootstrap.php"
-		 strict="true"
 		 verbose="true"
 		 timeoutForSmallTests="900"
 		 timeoutForMediumTests="900"