diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ExecuteScript.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ExecuteScript.java
index ac450bd787..f9fe2e3b3e 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ExecuteScript.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ExecuteScript.java
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ public class ExecuteScript extends AbstractScriptProcessor {
         }
         ScriptEngine scriptEngine = engineQ.poll();
         ProcessorLog log = getLogger();
-        log.info("[REMOVE] After polling engine, Script Engine queue size: " + engineQ.size());
         if (scriptEngine == null) {
             // No engine available so nothing more to do here
             return;
@@ -218,7 +217,6 @@ public class ExecuteScript extends AbstractScriptProcessor {
             throw t;
         } finally {
             engineQ.offer(scriptEngine);
-            log.info("[REMOVE] After offering engine, Script Engine queue size: " + engineQ.size());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/test/groovy/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ExecuteScriptGroovyTest.groovy b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/test/groovy/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ExecuteScriptGroovyTest.groovy
index 4a9c3c9849..fc1c445080 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/test/groovy/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ExecuteScriptGroovyTest.groovy
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-scripting-bundle/nifi-scripting-processors/src/test/groovy/org/apache/nifi/processors/script/ExecuteScriptGroovyTest.groovy
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.apache.nifi.processors.script
 
 import org.apache.nifi.util.MockFlowFile
+import org.apache.nifi.util.StopWatch
 import org.apache.nifi.util.TestRunners
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Before
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ import org.junit.runners.JUnit4
 import org.slf4j.Logger
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull
 
 @RunWith(JUnit4.class)
@@ -56,9 +59,6 @@ class ExecuteScriptGroovyTest extends BaseScriptTest {
         // Override context value
         runner.processContext.maxConcurrentTasks = poolSize
         logger.info("Overrode context max concurrent tasks to ${runner.processContext.maxConcurrentTasks}")
-
-        // Must set context properties on runner before calling setup with pool size
-//        executeScript.setup(poolSize)
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ class ExecuteScriptGroovyTest extends BaseScriptTest {
         runner.assertValid()
 
         // Act
-        ITERATIONS.times { int i ->
-            logger.info("Running iteration ${i}")
-            runner.run()
-        }
+        runner.run(ITERATIONS)
 
         // Assert
         runner.assertAllFlowFilesTransferred(ExecuteScript.REL_SUCCESS, ITERATIONS)
@@ -125,10 +122,7 @@ class ExecuteScriptGroovyTest extends BaseScriptTest {
         runner.assertValid()
 
         // Act
-        ITERATIONS.times { int i ->
-            logger.info("Running iteration ${i}")
-            runner.run()
-        }
+        runner.run(ITERATIONS)
 
         // Assert
         runner.assertAllFlowFilesTransferred(ExecuteScript.REL_SUCCESS, ITERATIONS)
@@ -139,13 +133,56 @@ class ExecuteScriptGroovyTest extends BaseScriptTest {
 
             flowFile.assertAttributeExists("time-updated")
             flowFile.assertAttributeExists("thread")
-            flowFile.assertAttributeEquals("thread", "pool-${i + 1}-thread-1")
+            assert flowFile.getAttribute("thread") =~ /pool-\d+-thread-[1-${POOL_SIZE}]/
         }
     }
 
-    //testShouldExecuteScriptWithPool
-    //testShouldHandleFailingScript
-    //testShouldHandleNoAvailableEngine
-    //testPooledExecutionShouldBeFaster
-    //testPoolSizeVsThreadCount
+    @Test
+    public void testPooledExecutionShouldBeFaster() throws Exception {
+        // Arrange
+        final int ITERATIONS = 1000
+        final int POOL_SIZE = 4
+
+        // Act
+        // Run serially and capture the timing
+        final StopWatch stopWatch = new StopWatch(true)
+        runner.run(ITERATIONS)
+        stopWatch.stop()
+        final long serialExecutionTime = stopWatch.getDuration(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+        logger.info("Serial execution time for ${ITERATIONS} executions: ${serialExecutionTime} ms")
+
+        // Assert (1)
+        runner.assertAllFlowFilesTransferred(ExecuteScript.REL_SUCCESS, ITERATIONS)
+        final List<MockFlowFile> serialResults = runner.getFlowFilesForRelationship(ExecuteScript.REL_SUCCESS)
+
+        // Now run parallel
+        setupPooledExecuteScript(POOL_SIZE)
+        logger.info("Set up ExecuteScript processor with pool size: ${POOL_SIZE}")
+        runner.setThreadCount(POOL_SIZE)
+        runner.assertValid()
+
+        stopWatch.start()
+        runner.run(ITERATIONS)
+        stopWatch.stop()
+        final long parallelExecutionTime = stopWatch.getDuration(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+        logger.info("Parallel execution time for ${ITERATIONS} executions using ${POOL_SIZE} threads: ${parallelExecutionTime} ms")
+
+        // Assert (2)
+        runner.assertAllFlowFilesTransferred(ExecuteScript.REL_SUCCESS, ITERATIONS)
+        final List<MockFlowFile> parallelResults = runner.getFlowFilesForRelationship(ExecuteScript.REL_SUCCESS)
+
+        parallelResults.eachWithIndex { MockFlowFile flowFile, int i ->
+            flowFile.assertAttributeExists("time-updated")
+            flowFile.assertAttributeExists("thread")
+            assert flowFile.getAttribute("thread") =~ /pool-\d+-thread-[1-${POOL_SIZE}]/
+        }
+
+        serialResults.eachWithIndex { MockFlowFile flowFile, int i ->
+            flowFile.assertAttributeExists("time-updated")
+            flowFile.assertAttributeExists("thread")
+            assert flowFile.getAttribute("thread") =~ /pool-\d+-thread-1/
+        }
+
+        assert serialExecutionTime > parallelExecutionTime
+    }
 }