diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios.args
index ac980006c1..89b0f7f81b 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios.args
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test \
 /usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc -bios /usr/share/seabios/bios.bin \
--m 1024 -smp 1 -nodefaults -device sga \
+-m 1024 -smp 1 -nographic -nodefaults -device sga \
 -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi -boot c \
 -hda /dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1 -serial pty \
--usb -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -vnc 127.0.0.1:0 \
+-usb -device usb-tablet,id=input0 \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios.xml
index d1795f63f8..52acba4099 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios.xml
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
     </console>
     <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <graphics type='vnc' port='5900' autoport='no' listen='127.0.0.1'/>
-    <video>
-      <model type='cirrus' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
-    </video>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.args
index 2ca586d6d2..6f692eba18 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.args
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
-/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 -smp 1 -nodefaults \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test \
+/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 -smp 1 -nographic -nodefaults \
 -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi \
 -boot dc -device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 \
 -drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/f14.img,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,copy-on-read=on \
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 -drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/Fedora-14-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso,if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0 \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0 \
 -device virtio-net-pci,tx=bh,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:e5:48:58,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
--net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -serial pty -usb -vnc 127.0.0.1:-809 -std-vga \
+-net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -serial pty -usb \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.xml
index 3034647736..0834cf20cb 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.xml
@@ -42,10 +42,5 @@
     <console type='pty'>
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
-    <graphics type='vnc' port='5091' autoport='no' listen='127.0.0.1'/>
-    <video>
-      <model type='vga' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.args
index 2f4e7fd674..14cbfb9600 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.args
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
-/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 -smp 1 -nodefaults \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test \
+/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 -smp 1 -nographic -nodefaults \
 -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi \
 -boot dc -device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 \
 -drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/f14.img,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 -drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/Fedora-14-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso,if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0 \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0 \
 -device virtio-net-pci,tx=bh,ioeventfd=off,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:e5:48:58,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
--net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -serial pty -usb -vnc 127.0.0.1:-809 -std-vga \
+-net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -serial pty -usb \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.xml
index 7e2f40a586..edfa73100a 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.xml
@@ -42,10 +42,5 @@
     <console type='pty'>
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
-    <graphics type='vnc' port='5091' autoport='no' listen='127.0.0.1'/>
-    <video>
-      <model type='vga' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </video>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.args
index a506274ef9..0e5c0c3e9b 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.args
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
-/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 -smp 1 -nodefaults \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test \
+/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 -smp 1 -nographic -nodefaults \
 -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi \
 -boot dc -device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 \
 -drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/f14.img,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 -drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/Fedora-14-x86_64-Live-KDE.iso,if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0 \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0 \
 -device virtio-net-pci,event_idx=off,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:e5:48:58,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
--net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -serial pty -usb -vnc 127.0.0.1:-809 -std-vga \
+-net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -serial pty -usb \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.xml
index d50af0bf62..22e388ffaf 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.xml
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@
     <console type='pty'>
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <graphics type='vnc' port='5091' autoport='no' listen='127.0.0.1'>
-      <listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
-    </graphics>
-    <video>
-      <model type='vga' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </video>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.args
index b229f2a0db..dbf329dd7a 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.args
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
-/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 -smp 1 -nodefaults \
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test \
+/usr/bin/qemu -S -M pc-0.13 -m 1024 -smp 1 -nographic -nodefaults \
 -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait -no-acpi \
 -boot dc -device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 \
 -drive file=/dev/sdfake,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 -drive file=/dev/sdfake2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk1 \
 -device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=on,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5,drive=drive-virtio-disk1,id=virtio-disk1 \
 -device virtio-net-pci,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:e5:48:58,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
--net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -serial pty -usb -vnc 127.0.0.1:-809 -std-vga \
+-net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -serial pty -usb \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.xml
index d33534a9f4..c4f0079cef 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.xml
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@
     <console type='pty'>
       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
     </console>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <graphics type='vnc' port='5091' autoport='no' listen='127.0.0.1'>
-      <listen type='address' address='127.0.0.1'/>
-    </graphics>
-    <video>
-      <model type='vga' vram='9216' heads='1'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </video>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>