diff --git a/xCAT-test/xcattest b/xCAT-test/xcattest
index 6c2ffe27a..47ebfa45f 100755
--- a/xCAT-test/xcattest
+++ b/xCAT-test/xcattest
@@ -1447,11 +1447,6 @@ sub run_case {
                         || (($op eq '==') && ($lvalue ne $rvalue))
                         || (($op eq '!=') && ($lvalue eq $rvalue))) {
                         $failflag = 1;
-                    } elsif (($op ne '=~') && ($op ne '!~') && ($op ne '==') && ($op ne '!=')) {
-                        $failflag = 1;
-                        log_this($running_log_fd, "CHECK:output unrecognized operator: $op\t[Failed]");
-                        push(@caselog, "CHECK:output unrecognized operator: $op\t[Failed]");
-                        last;
                     }
                     if ($failflag) {
                         log_this($running_log_fd, "CHECK:output $op $rvalue\t[Failed]");
@@ -1496,13 +1491,7 @@ sub run_case {
                     } else {
                         log_this($running_log_fd, "CHECK:output $op $rvalue\t[Pass]");
                         push(@caselog, "CHECK:output $op $rvalue\t[Pass]");
-                    } 
-                } else {
-                    $failflag = 1;
-                    log_this($running_log_fd, "Unrecognized testcase syntax: CHECK:$check\t[Failed]");
-                    push(@caselog, "Unrecognized testcase syntax: CHECK:$check\t[Failed]");
-                } 
-            }
+                    } } }
             foreach my $cmdcheck (@{ $cases_ref->[ $case_name_index_map_ref->{$case} ]->{cmdcheck}->[$j] }) {
                 if ($cmdcheck) {
                     &runcmd($cmdcheck);