diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/sound.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/sound.args
deleted file mode 100644
index d077c37c76..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/sound.args
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-LC_ALL=C \
-PATH=/bin \
-HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1 \
-USER=test \
-LOGNAME=test \
-XDG_DATA_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
-XDG_CACHE_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
-XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
--name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
--S \
--object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
--machine pc,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
--accel tcg \
--m 214 \
--overcommit mem-lock=off \
--smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
--uuid c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809 \
--display none \
--no-user-config \
--nodefaults \
--chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=1729,server=on,wait=off \
--mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
--rtc base=utc \
--no-shutdown \
--no-acpi \
--boot strict=on \
--usb \
--blockdev '{"driver":"host_device","filename":"/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1","node-name":"libvirt-1-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
--blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-1-format","read-only":false,"driver":"raw","file":"libvirt-1-storage"}' \
--device ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=libvirt-1-format,id=ide0-0-0,bootindex=1 \
--audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
--soundhw pcspk \
--device ES1370,id=sound1,audiodev=audio1,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2 \
--device sb16,id=sound2,audiodev=audio1 \
--device AC97,id=sound3,audiodev=audio1,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
--msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/sound.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/sound.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index dd45361a69..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/sound.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-<domain type='qemu'>
-  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
-  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
-  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219136</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
-    <boot dev='hd'/>
-  </os>
-  <clock offset='utc'/>
-  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
-  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
-  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
-  <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
-    <sound model='pcspk'/>
-    <sound model='es1370'/>
-    <sound model='sb16'/>
-    <sound model='ac97'/>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 3c75a2dce2..755e8fd664 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,6 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_BALLOON_AUTODEFLATE);
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("balloon-device-auto");
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("balloon-device-period");
-    DO_TEST_NOCAPS("sound");
     DO_TEST("sound-device",
             QEMU_CAPS_HDA_DUPLEX, QEMU_CAPS_HDA_MICRO,
             QEMU_CAPS_HDA_OUTPUT,
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/sound.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/sound.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ffa7412d6..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/sound.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-<domain type='qemu'>
-  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
-  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
-  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219136</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
-    <boot dev='hd'/>
-  </os>
-  <clock offset='utc'/>
-  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
-  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
-  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
-  <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
-    <sound model='pcspk'/>
-    <sound model='es1370'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </sound>
-    <sound model='sb16'/>
-    <sound model='ac97'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
-    </sound>
-    <audio id='1' type='none'/>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 066c5a49c4..8e9da95efb 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("net-hostdev-vfio", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VFIO_PCI);
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("net-midonet");
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("net-openvswitch");
-    DO_TEST_NOCAPS("sound");
     DO_TEST("sound-device",
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_ICH9_INTEL_HDA,
             QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_USB_AUDIO,