diff --git a/Lib/test/test_queue.py b/Lib/test/test_queue.py
index 2c04f648434ca2c..b1e37873de98480 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_queue.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_queue.py
@@ -320,10 +320,7 @@ def test_shutdown_immediate_all_methods_in_one_thread(self):
     def _write_msg_thread(self, q, n, results,
                             i_when_exec_shutdown, event_shutdown,
                             event_start):
-        # w is used for logging all events of the thread.
-        w = [threading.get_ident(), "w"]
         put_atleast = i_when_exec_shutdown//2
-        w.append(put_atleast)
         for i in range(1, n+1):
             try:
                 q.put((i, "YDLO"))
@@ -341,15 +338,9 @@ def _write_msg_thread(self, q, n, results,
                 if not event_shutdown.is_set():
                     event_shutdown.set()
                     results.append(True)
-                    w.append(True)
-
-        w.extend((f'nbw={i}', "W"))
         q.join()
-        w.append("WW")
 
     def _read_msg_thread(self, q, results, event_start):
-        # r is used for logging all events of the thread.
-        r = [threading.get_ident(), 'r', ]
         nbr = 0
         while True:
             try:
@@ -358,14 +349,10 @@ def _read_msg_thread(self, q, results, event_start):
                 nbr += 1
             except self.queue.ShutDown:
                 results.append(True)
-                r.append(True)
                 break
             except self.queue.Empty:
                 pass
-
-        r.extend((f'{nbr=}', "R"))
         q.join()
-        r.append("RR")
 
     def _shutdown_thread(self, q, event_end, immediate):
         event_end.wait()