diff --git a/tests/run_tests.py b/tests/run_tests.py
index 871da8c8e41e2cdccd3943bdff3848845524ab11..5d01c47a8c5e1e59edc78657fb78a0b8d60c04d5 100644
--- a/tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tests/run_tests.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ print("Working directory for test execution: " + os.getcwd(), flush=True)
 
 # call ctest
 ctest = subprocess.run(
-    [ctest_executable, "-C", "Debug", "--no-tests=error", "--no-compress-output", "--output-on-failure","--gtest_output=xml:report.xml", "--debug"])
+    [ctest_executable, "-C", "Debug", "--no-tests=error", "--no-compress-output", "--output-on-failure","--gtest_output=xml:report.xml"])
 
 print("Return Code: ", ctest.returncode)