diff --git a/acceptance/acceptance_test.go b/acceptance/acceptance_test.go
index f7509623b81..29f1ccde3a3 100644
--- a/acceptance/acceptance_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/acceptance_test.go
@@ -1072,13 +1072,14 @@ func runTest(t *testing.T,
 
 	pathFilter := preparePathFilter(config, customEnv)
 	sortLines := compileSortLines(t, config)
+	suppressLines := compileSuppressLines(t, config)
 
 	// output.txt lives in outputDir, not tmpDir, so the bundle sync never uploads it;
 	// compare it from there. Every run produces it, so compare it explicitly rather
 	// than relying on it turning up in the tmpDir scan below. out.requests.txt also
 	// stays in outputDir and is never compared: tests assert on recorded requests
 	// through print_requests.py, not by committing the raw recording.
-	doComparison(t, repls, sortLines, dir, outputDir, "output.txt", &printedRepls)
+	doComparison(t, repls, sortLines, suppressLines, dir, outputDir, "output.txt", &printedRepls)
 
 	// Compare expected outputs
 	for relPath := range outputs {
@@ -1090,7 +1091,7 @@ func runTest(t *testing.T,
 			continue
 		}
 
-		doComparison(t, repls, sortLines, dir, tmpDir, relPath, &printedRepls)
+		doComparison(t, repls, sortLines, suppressLines, dir, tmpDir, relPath, &printedRepls)
 	}
 
 	// Make sure there are not unaccounted for new files
@@ -1122,7 +1123,7 @@ func runTest(t *testing.T,
 		if strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "out") {
 			// We have a new file starting with "out"
 			// Show the contents & support overwrite mode for it:
-			doComparison(t, repls, sortLines, dir, tmpDir, relPath, &printedRepls)
+			doComparison(t, repls, sortLines, suppressLines, dir, tmpDir, relPath, &printedRepls)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1239,7 +1240,25 @@ func compileSortLines(t *testing.T, config internal.TestConfig) []*regexp.Regexp
 	return result
 }
 
-func doComparison(t *testing.T, repls testdiff.ReplacementsContext, sortLines []*regexp.Regexp, dirRef, dirNew, relPath string, printedRepls *bool) {
+// compileSuppressLines compiles the non-empty SuppressLines patterns from the test config.
+// Patterns are returned in name order so the result does not depend on map iteration.
+func compileSuppressLines(t *testing.T, config internal.TestConfig) []*regexp.Regexp {
+	result := make([]*regexp.Regexp, 0, len(config.SuppressLines))
+	for _, name := range slices.Sorted(maps.Keys(config.SuppressLines)) {
+		pattern := config.SuppressLines[name]
+		if pattern == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		re, err := regexp.Compile(pattern)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Invalid SuppressLines pattern %s = %#v: %s", name, pattern, err)
+		}
+		result = append(result, re)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+func doComparison(t *testing.T, repls testdiff.ReplacementsContext, sortLines, suppressLines []*regexp.Regexp, dirRef, dirNew, relPath string, printedRepls *bool) {
 	pathRef := filepath.Join(dirRef, relPath)
 	pathNew := filepath.Join(dirNew, relPath)
 	bufRef, okRef := tryReading(t, pathRef)
@@ -1258,6 +1277,17 @@ func doComparison(t *testing.T, repls testdiff.ReplacementsContext, sortLines []
 		valueNew = repls.Replace(valueNew)
 	}
 
+	// Move lines the test does not pin (e.g. retry warnings) from the compared output to the log.
+	// Applied to the reference too, so a golden that still contains them compares the same way.
+	for _, re := range suppressLines {
+		var removed []string
+		valueNew, removed = testdiff.RemoveLines(valueNew, re)
+		valueRef, _ = testdiff.RemoveLines(valueRef, re)
+		if len(removed) > 0 {
+			t.Logf("Suppressed from %s:\n%s", relPath, strings.Join(removed, "\n"))
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Canonicalize line runs whose order the command does not guarantee. Applied to
 	// the reference too so a hand-edited golden compares the same way; sorting is
 	// idempotent, so a stored reference is unaffected.
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/deploy/files/upload-504/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/deploy/files/upload-504/test.toml
index 7d496b2f139..711ede517b9 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/deploy/files/upload-504/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/deploy/files/upload-504/test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 RecordRequests = true
 Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = "100"
-Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_DISABLE_WARNING = ""
+SuppressLines.warn_retry = ""
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resources/permissions/pipelines/504/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/resources/permissions/pipelines/504/test.toml
index 99ccafaf8e8..b26f818ab24 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resources/permissions/pipelines/504/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resources/permissions/pipelines/504/test.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE = "direct"
 EnvMatrix.READPLAN = []
 RecordRequests = true
 Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = "100"
-Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_DISABLE_WARNING = ""
+SuppressLines.warn_retry = ""
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/sync/upload-504/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/sync/upload-504/test.toml
index 7d496b2f139..711ede517b9 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/sync/upload-504/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/sync/upload-504/test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 RecordRequests = true
 Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = "100"
-Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_DISABLE_WARNING = ""
+SuppressLines.warn_retry = ""
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/upload/internal_server_error/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/upload/internal_server_error/test.toml
index 838bbee034f..89b52a06240 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/upload/internal_server_error/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/upload/internal_server_error/test.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = "100"
-Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_DISABLE_WARNING = ""
+SuppressLines.warn_retry = ""
diff --git a/acceptance/cmd/sync/get-status-504/test.toml b/acceptance/cmd/sync/get-status-504/test.toml
index 838bbee034f..89b52a06240 100644
--- a/acceptance/cmd/sync/get-status-504/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/cmd/sync/get-status-504/test.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = "100"
-Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_DISABLE_WARNING = ""
+SuppressLines.warn_retry = ""
diff --git a/acceptance/cmd/sync/upload-504/test.toml b/acceptance/cmd/sync/upload-504/test.toml
index 7d496b2f139..711ede517b9 100644
--- a/acceptance/cmd/sync/upload-504/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/cmd/sync/upload-504/test.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 RecordRequests = true
 Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS = "100"
-Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_DISABLE_WARNING = ""
+SuppressLines.warn_retry = ""
diff --git a/acceptance/internal/config.go b/acceptance/internal/config.go
index a6541d062de..6ea79a9578a 100644
--- a/acceptance/internal/config.go
+++ b/acceptance/internal/config.go
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ type TestConfig struct {
 	// to true; set it to false to drop an inherited pattern for this test.
 	SortLinesOn map[string]bool
 
+	// Map of name -> regexp. Output lines matching an enabled regexp are removed from the
+	// compared output and written to the test log instead. Use for lines that depend on
+	// timing or fault injection, e.g. retry warnings. Entries are keyed by name so an inner
+	// test.toml can replace an inherited pattern by reusing its name, or disable it by
+	// setting it to "".
+	SuppressLines map[string]string
+
 	// List of gitignore patterns to ignore when checking output files
 	Ignore []string
 
diff --git a/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/out.test.toml b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/out.test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18b1a88417e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/out.test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Cloud = false
diff --git a/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/output.txt b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0f63e21e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Signal: before
+Noise: 1
+Signal: after
+Warn: deploying resources.jobs.foo: retrying after 500 Internal Server Error from GET /api
diff --git a/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/script b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/script
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bcc5b790f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/script
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+echo "Signal: before"
+echo "Noise: 1"
+echo "Signal: after"
+echo "Warn: deploying resources.jobs.foo: retrying after 500 Internal Server Error from GET /api"
diff --git a/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/test.toml b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8d77b0c82c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/keep/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# An empty pattern disables the inherited one, so these lines are compared again.
+SuppressLines.noise = ""
+SuppressLines.warn_retry = ""
diff --git a/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/out.test.toml b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/out.test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..18b1a88417e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/out.test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Cloud = false
diff --git a/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/output.txt b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b56a035232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Signal: before
+Signal: after
diff --git a/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/script b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/script
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bcc5b790f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/script
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+echo "Signal: before"
+echo "Noise: 1"
+echo "Signal: after"
+echo "Warn: deploying resources.jobs.foo: retrying after 500 Internal Server Error from GET /api"
diff --git a/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/test.toml b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81de16753e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/selftest/suppresslines/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Runs once: suppression is independent of the deployment engine.
+
+# Lines matching the pattern are logged instead of being compared.
+SuppressLines.noise = '^Noise: '
diff --git a/acceptance/test.toml b/acceptance/test.toml
index 714b05e5242..6e18a40e78a 100644
--- a/acceptance/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/test.toml
@@ -19,16 +19,17 @@ Env.PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE = "1"
 Env.PYTHONUNBUFFERED = "1"
 Env.PYTHONUTF8 = "1"
 
-# Retries are timing dependent, so their warnings would make output flaky.
-# Tests that inject errors deterministically and assert the warning set this to "".
-Env.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_DISABLE_WARNING = "1"
-
 # The direct engine reports resources as soon as each one is applied, and resources are
 # applied in parallel, so the order of these lines is not deterministic. Sort each run of
 # them before comparing, so tests pin which resources were applied, not the order.
 # A test that needs the raw order sets SortLinesOn.deploy_actions = false.
 SortLines.deploy_actions = '^(Created|Updated|Deleted|Recreated|Resized) \S+$'
 
+# Retries are timing dependent, so their warnings would make output flaky. They go to the
+# test log instead. A test that injects errors deterministically and asserts the warning
+# sets SuppressLines.warn_retry = "".
+SuppressLines.warn_retry = '^Warn: .*retrying after '
+
 # >>> datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(18000000000)
 # datetime.datetime(2027, 1, 15, 9, 0)
 # >>> datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(1900000000)
diff --git a/libs/retry/retry.go b/libs/retry/retry.go
index 9a8a5e75db4..86dd9ec232c 100644
--- a/libs/retry/retry.go
+++ b/libs/retry/retry.go
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ const MaxRetries = 2
 // IntervalMsVariable names the environment variable that overrides the pause between attempts.
 const IntervalMsVariable = "DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS"
 
-// DisableWarningVariable names the environment variable that, when set to a non-empty value,
-// suppresses the warning logged before each retry.
-const DisableWarningVariable = "DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_RETRY_DISABLE_WARNING"
-
 const defaultInterval = 15 * time.Second
 
 // interval returns the pause between attempts: the override in milliseconds if set and valid, 15s otherwise.
@@ -89,9 +85,7 @@ func With[T any](ctx context.Context, check func(context.Context, error) bool, f
 		if err == nil || attempt >= MaxRetries || !check(ctx, err) {
 			return result, err
 		}
-		if env.Get(ctx, DisableWarningVariable) == "" {
-			log.Warnf(ctx, "%s", retryMessage(err))
-		}
+		log.Warnf(ctx, "%s", retryMessage(err))
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			var zero T
diff --git a/libs/testdiff/removelines.go b/libs/testdiff/removelines.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f8d280a3eee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/testdiff/removelines.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package testdiff
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// RemoveLines drops every line matching pattern from input and returns the remaining text
+// along with the dropped lines. Use it for output lines that depend on timing or fault
+// injection, so that a test does not have to pin them.
+func RemoveLines(input string, pattern *regexp.Regexp) (string, []string) {
+	var kept, removed []string
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(input, "\n") {
+		if pattern.MatchString(line) {
+			removed = append(removed, line)
+		} else {
+			kept = append(kept, line)
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(kept, "\n"), removed
+}
diff --git a/libs/testdiff/removelines_test.go b/libs/testdiff/removelines_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35d4bf03df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/testdiff/removelines_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package testdiff
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestRemoveLines(t *testing.T) {
+	kept, removed := RemoveLines("a\nNoise: 1\nb\nNoise: 2\n", regexp.MustCompile(`^Noise: `))
+	assert.Equal(t, "a\nb\n", kept)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"Noise: 1", "Noise: 2"}, removed)
+}
+
+func TestRemoveLinesNoMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	kept, removed := RemoveLines("a\nb", regexp.MustCompile(`^Noise: `))
+	assert.Equal(t, "a\nb", kept)
+	assert.Empty(t, removed)
+}