diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-strict.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-strict.args
deleted file mode 100644
index 90d3770117..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-strict.args
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-LC_ALL=C \
-PATH=/bin \
-HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1 \
-USER=test \
-LOGNAME=test \
-XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
-XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
-XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
--name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
--S \
--object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
--machine pc,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
--m 214 \
--realtime mlock=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,path=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/monitor.sock,server=on,wait=off \
--mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
--rtc base=utc \
--no-shutdown \
--no-acpi \
--boot strict=on \
--usb \
--drive file=/tmp/vda.img,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
--device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=3 \
--drive file=/tmp/vdb.img,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk1 \
--device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5,drive=drive-virtio-disk1,id=virtio-disk1 \
--drive file=/dev/HostVG/hda,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
--device ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
--drive file=/dev/HostVG/hdb,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-1 \
--device ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=1,drive=drive-ide0-0-1,id=ide0-0-1 \
--drive file=/dev/HostVG/hdc,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on \
--device ide-cd,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0,bootindex=1 \
--drive file=/dev/fd0,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-fdc0-0-0 \
--drive file=/dev/fd1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-fdc0-0-1 \
--global isa-fdc.driveA=drive-fdc0-0-0 \
--global isa-fdc.bootindexA=4 \
--global isa-fdc.driveB=drive-fdc0-0-1 \
--netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
--device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=00:11:22:33:44:11,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2,bootindex=2 \
--netdev user,id=hostnet1 \
--device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet1,id=net1,mac=00:11:22:33:44:22,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
--msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-strict.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-strict.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 959acfb4ca..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-strict.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-<domain type='qemu'>
-  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
-  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
-  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
-    <boot dev='cdrom'/>
-    <boot dev='network'/>
-    <boot dev='hd'/>
-    <boot dev='fd'/>
-  </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='file' device='disk'>
-      <source file='/tmp/vdb.img'/>
-      <target dev='vdb' bus='virtio'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/hdb'/>
-      <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/hda'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
-      <source file='/tmp/vda.img'/>
-      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/hdc'/>
-      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='block' device='floppy'>
-      <source dev='/dev/fd1'/>
-      <target dev='fdb' bus='fdc'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='block' device='floppy'>
-      <source dev='/dev/fd0'/>
-      <target dev='fda' bus='fdc'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='fdc' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
-    <interface type='user'>
-      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:11'/>
-      <model type='virtio'/>
-    </interface>
-    <interface type='user'>
-      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:22'/>
-      <model type='virtio'/>
-    </interface>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 675537b05d..cca0542b32 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1078,8 +1078,6 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_BLK_SCSI);
     DO_TEST("boot-complex",
             QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_BLK_SCSI);
-    DO_TEST("boot-strict",
-            QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_BLK_SCSI);
 
     /* Simplest possible <audio>, all supported with ENV */
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("audio-none-minimal");