diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptManager.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptManager.h
index db65e9fdfd..b777eb90e2 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptManager.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptManager.h
@@ -669,6 +669,15 @@ public:
     void removeAllEventHandlers(const EntityItemID& entityID);
 
 
+    /**
+     * @brief Return value of the script that finished running
+     *
+     * This should only be used after the script terminates.
+     *
+     * @return ScriptValue
+     */
+    ScriptValue getReturnValue() const { return _returnValue; }
+
     /**jsdoc
      * Gets the URL for an asset in an external resource bucket. (The location where the bucket is hosted may change over time
      * but this method will return the asset's current URL.)
diff --git a/tests/script-engine/src/ScriptEngineTests.cpp b/tests/script-engine/src/ScriptEngineTests.cpp
index 2d04788a90..7c70bf8da5 100644
--- a/tests/script-engine/src/ScriptEngineTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/script-engine/src/ScriptEngineTests.cpp
@@ -69,29 +69,6 @@ void ScriptEngineTests::initTestCase() {
     });
 
 
-    QSharedPointer<ScriptEngines> ac = DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>();
-    QVERIFY(!ac.isNull());
-
-    connect(ac.get(), &ScriptEngines::scriptLoadError, [](const QString& filename, const QString& error){
-        qWarning() << "Failed to load script" << filename << ":" << error;
-    });
-
-    connect(ac.get(), &ScriptEngines::printedMessage, [](const QString& message, const QString& engineName){
-        qDebug() << "Printed message from engine" << engineName << ": " << message;
-    });
-
-    connect(ac.get(), &ScriptEngines::infoMessage, [](const QString& message, const QString& engineName){
-        qInfo() << "Info message from engine" << engineName << ": " << message;
-    });
-
-    connect(ac.get(), &ScriptEngines::warningMessage, [](const QString& message, const QString& engineName){
-        qWarning() << "Warning from engine" << engineName << ": " << message;
-    });
-
-    connect(ac.get(), &ScriptEngines::errorMessage, [](const QString& message, const QString& engineName){
-        qCritical() << "Error from engine" << engineName << ": " << message;
-    });
-
 }
 
 void ScriptEngineTests::scriptTest() {