diff --git a/tests/ext4/271 b/tests/ext4/271
index e77ae57f..217d0d89 100755
--- a/tests/ext4/271
+++ b/tests/ext4/271
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ _supported_os Linux
 _need_to_be_root
 _require_scratch
 
+rm -f $seqres.full
 _scratch_mkfs_sized $((128 * 1024 * 1024)) >> $seqres.full 2>&1
 
 # -onoload and EXT4_SYNC_FL on file is important becase result in
diff --git a/tests/generic/019 b/tests/generic/019
index ca196ca5..76a09d5e 100755
--- a/tests/generic/019
+++ b/tests/generic/019
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ _workout()
 
 # real QA test starts here
 
+rm -f $seqres.full
 _scratch_mkfs >> $seqres.full 2>&1 || _fail "mkfs failed"
 _scratch_mount || _fail "mount failed"
 allow_fail_make_request
diff --git a/tests/generic/269 b/tests/generic/269
index cff5e54d..fe648b59 100755
--- a/tests/generic/269
+++ b/tests/generic/269
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ _supported_os Linux
 _need_to_be_root
 _require_scratch
 
+rm -f $seqres.full
 _scratch_mkfs_sized $((512 * 1024 * 1024)) >> $seqres.full 2>&1
 _scratch_mount
 
diff --git a/tests/generic/270 b/tests/generic/270
index cebd377e..255ebf23 100755
--- a/tests/generic/270
+++ b/tests/generic/270
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ _require_user
 _need_to_be_root
 _require_scratch
 
+rm -f $seqres.full
 _scratch_mkfs_sized $((512 * 1024 * 1024)) >> $seqres.full 2>&1
 _scratch_mount "-o usrquota,grpquota"
 chmod 777 $SCRATCH_MNT
diff --git a/tests/shared/272 b/tests/shared/272
index 4417535c..11b2a00a 100755
--- a/tests/shared/272
+++ b/tests/shared/272
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ _supported_os Linux
 _need_to_be_root
 _require_scratch
 
+rm -f $seqres.full
 _scratch_mkfs_sized $((64 * 1024 * 1024)) >> $seqres.full 2>&1
 _scratch_mount