diff --git a/dev/run-tests.py b/dev/run-tests.py
index 70dcb4a42e..5211aea03e 100755
--- a/dev/run-tests.py
+++ b/dev/run-tests.py
@@ -297,8 +297,7 @@ def build_spark_maven(hadoop_version):
     mvn_goals = ["clean", "package", "-DskipTests"]
     profiles_and_goals = build_profiles + mvn_goals
 
-    print("[info] Building Spark (w/Hive 1.2.1) using Maven with these arguments: ",
-          " ".join(profiles_and_goals))
+    print("[info] Building Spark using Maven with these arguments: ", " ".join(profiles_and_goals))
 
     exec_maven(profiles_and_goals)
 
@@ -310,8 +309,7 @@ def build_spark_sbt(hadoop_version):
                  "streaming-kinesis-asl-assembly/assembly"]
     profiles_and_goals = build_profiles + sbt_goals
 
-    print("[info] Building Spark (w/Hive 1.2.1) using SBT with these arguments: ",
-          " ".join(profiles_and_goals))
+    print("[info] Building Spark using SBT with these arguments: ", " ".join(profiles_and_goals))
 
     exec_sbt(profiles_and_goals)
 
@@ -323,7 +321,7 @@ def build_spark_unidoc_sbt(hadoop_version):
     sbt_goals = ["unidoc"]
     profiles_and_goals = build_profiles + sbt_goals
 
-    print("[info] Building Spark unidoc (w/Hive 1.2.1) using SBT with these arguments: ",
+    print("[info] Building Spark unidoc using SBT with these arguments: ",
           " ".join(profiles_and_goals))
 
     exec_sbt(profiles_and_goals)
@@ -334,7 +332,7 @@ def build_spark_assembly_sbt(hadoop_version, checkstyle=False):
     build_profiles = get_hadoop_profiles(hadoop_version) + modules.root.build_profile_flags
     sbt_goals = ["assembly/package"]
     profiles_and_goals = build_profiles + sbt_goals
-    print("[info] Building Spark assembly (w/Hive 1.2.1) using SBT with these arguments: ",
+    print("[info] Building Spark assembly using SBT with these arguments: ",
           " ".join(profiles_and_goals))
     exec_sbt(profiles_and_goals)