diff --git a/pkg/minikube/node/start.go b/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
index 689530fda5c4..ac07f5128e2a 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func trySSH(h *host.Host, ip string) error {
 		d := net.Dialer{Timeout: 3 * time.Second}
 		conn, err := d.Dial("tcp", sshAddr)
 		if err != nil {
-			out.WarningT("Unable to verify SSH connectivity: {{.error}}. Will retry...", out.V{"error": err})
+			glog.Warningf("dial failed (will retry): %v", err)
 			return err
 		}
 		_ = conn.Close()
diff --git a/test/integration/error_spam_test.go b/test/integration/error_spam_test.go
index 8b593404a617..1b8f79711d3a 100644
--- a/test/integration/error_spam_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/error_spam_test.go
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ var stderrWhitelist = []string{
 	`slow|long time|Restarting the docker service may improve`,
 	// don't care if we can't push images to other profiles
 	`cache_images.go:.*error getting status`,
-	// network flakiness on VirtualBox
-	// ! Unable to verify SSH connectivity: dial tcp 192.168.99.249:22: i/o timeout. Will retry...
-	`SSH.*i/o timeout.retry`,
 }
 
 // stderrWhitelistRe combines rootCauses into a single regex