diff --git a/command/e2etest/init_test.go b/command/e2etest/init_test.go
index 0f5e19b35..5e69951c3 100644
--- a/command/e2etest/init_test.go
+++ b/command/e2etest/init_test.go
@@ -373,13 +373,13 @@ func TestInitProviderWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 	tf := e2e.NewBinary(terraformBin, fixturePath)
 	defer tf.Close()
 
-	_, stderr, err := tf.Run("init")
+	stdout, _, err := tf.Run("init")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error, got success")
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(stderr, "This provider is archived and no longer needed. The terraform_remote_state\ndata source is built into the latest Terraform release.") {
-		t.Errorf("expected warning message is missing from output:\n%s", stderr)
+	if !strings.Contains(stdout, "This provider is archived and no longer needed. The terraform_remote_state\ndata source is built into the latest Terraform release.") {
+		t.Errorf("expected warning message is missing from output:\n%s", stdout)
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/command/e2etest/provider_dev_test.go b/command/e2etest/provider_dev_test.go
index 3c779c5a3..a31971535 100644
--- a/command/e2etest/provider_dev_test.go
+++ b/command/e2etest/provider_dev_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestProviderDevOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	// to "install" them. This test is mimicking the a happy path of going
 	// directly from "go build" to validate/plan/apply without interacting
 	// with any registries, mirrors, lock files, etc.
-	stdout, stderr, err = tf.Run("validate")
+	stdout, _, err = tf.Run("validate")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s\n%s", err, stderr)
 	}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestProviderDevOverrides(t *testing.T) {
 	if got, want := stdout, `The configuration is valid, but`; !strings.Contains(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("stdout doesn't include the success message\nwant: %s\n%s", want, got)
 	}
-	if got, want := stderr, `Provider development overrides are in effect`; !strings.Contains(got, want) {
+	if got, want := stdout, `Provider development overrides are in effect`; !strings.Contains(got, want) {
 		t.Errorf("stdout doesn't include the warning about development overrides\nwant: %s\n%s", want, got)
 	}
 }