diff --git a/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/util/TestMaxFailuresRule.java b/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/util/TestMaxFailuresRule.java
index 67e8a55aede..0cd18c5b5ec 100644
--- a/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/util/TestMaxFailuresRule.java
+++ b/lucene/core/src/test/org/apache/lucene/util/TestMaxFailuresRule.java
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ public class TestMaxFailuresRule extends WithNestedTests {
 
   @Test
   public void testMaxFailures() {
-    int maxFailures = LuceneTestCase.ignoreAfterMaxFailures.getMaxFailures();
+    int maxFailures = LuceneTestCase.ignoreAfterMaxFailures.maxFailures;
+    int failuresSoFar = LuceneTestCase.ignoreAfterMaxFailures.failuresSoFar;
     try {
-      LuceneTestCase.ignoreAfterMaxFailures.setMaxFailures(2);
+      LuceneTestCase.ignoreAfterMaxFailures.maxFailures = 2;
+      LuceneTestCase.ignoreAfterMaxFailures.failuresSoFar = 0;
 
       JUnitCore core = new JUnitCore();
       final int [] assumptions = new int [1];
@@ -59,14 +61,16 @@ public class TestMaxFailuresRule extends WithNestedTests {
       });
 
       Result result = core.run(Nested.class);
-      Assert.assertEquals(2, result.getFailureCount());
-      Assert.assertEquals(0, result.getIgnoreCount());
       Assert.assertEquals(100, result.getRunCount());
+      Assert.assertEquals(0, result.getIgnoreCount());
+      Assert.assertEquals(2, result.getFailureCount());
+
       // JUnit doesn't pass back the number of successful tests, just make sure
       // we did have enough assumption-failures.
       Assert.assertTrue(assumptions[0] > 50);
     } finally {
-      LuceneTestCase.ignoreAfterMaxFailures.setMaxFailures(maxFailures);
+      LuceneTestCase.ignoreAfterMaxFailures.maxFailures = maxFailures;
+      LuceneTestCase.ignoreAfterMaxFailures.failuresSoFar = failuresSoFar;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lucene/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures.java b/lucene/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures.java
index aca4177d534..66667142808 100644
--- a/lucene/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures.java
+++ b/lucene/test-framework/src/java/org/apache/lucene/util/TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures.java
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ import com.carrotsearch.randomizedtesting.annotations.Repeat;
  */
 public final class TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures implements TestRule {
   /**
-   * Maximum failures.
+   * Maximum failures. Package scope for tests.
    */
-  private int maxFailures;
+  int maxFailures;
 
   /**
-   * Current count of failures.
+   * Current count of failures. Package scope for tests.
    */
-  private int failuresSoFar;
+  int failuresSoFar;
   
   /**
    * @param maxFailures
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ public final class TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures implements TestRule {
           s.evaluate();
         } catch (Throwable t) {
           if (!TestRuleMarkFailure.isAssumption(t)) {
-            System.out.println("#" + d);
             failuresSoFar++;
           }
           throw t;
@@ -78,13 +77,4 @@ public final class TestRuleIgnoreAfterMaxFailures implements TestRule {
       }
     };
   }
-
-  /** For tests only. */
-  void setMaxFailures(int maxFailures) {
-    this.maxFailures = maxFailures;
-  }
-  
-  int getMaxFailures() {
-    return maxFailures;
-  }
 }