diff --git a/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/ppc64-usb-controller-legacy.ppc64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/ppc64-usb-controller-legacy.ppc64-latest.args
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b0b2a1986..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/ppc64-usb-controller-legacy.ppc64-latest.args
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +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-ppc64 \
--name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
--S \
--object '{"qom-type":"secret","id":"masterKey0","format":"raw","file":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes"}' \
--machine pseries,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off,memory-backend=ppc_spapr.ram \
--accel tcg \
--cpu POWER9 \
--m size=262144k \
--object '{"qom-type":"memory-backend-ram","id":"ppc_spapr.ram","size":268435456}' \
--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 \
--boot strict=on \
--device '{"driver":"pci-ohci","id":"usb","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x1"}' \
--audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
--device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x6"}' \
--sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
--msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/ppc64-usb-controller-legacy.ppc64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/ppc64-usb-controller-legacy.ppc64-latest.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index c25b3918e9..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/ppc64-usb-controller-legacy.ppc64-latest.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +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='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type>
-    <boot dev='hd'/>
-  </os>
-  <features>
-    <acpi/>
-    <apic/>
-    <pae/>
-  </features>
-  <cpu mode='custom' match='exact' check='none'>
-    <model fallback='forbid'>POWER9</model>
-  </cpu>
-  <clock offset='utc'/>
-  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
-  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
-  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
-  <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='pci-ohci'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
-      <model name='spapr-pci-host-bridge'/>
-      <target index='0'/>
-    </controller>
-    <audio id='1' type='none'/>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/>
-    </memballoon>
-    <panic model='pseries'/>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/ppc64-usb-controller-legacy.xml b/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/ppc64-usb-controller-legacy.xml
deleted file mode 120000
index a63a8064a4..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxmlconfdata/ppc64-usb-controller-legacy.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ppc64-usb-controller.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/qemuxmlconftest.c b/tests/qemuxmlconftest.c
index b6fb5e5052..be2386f730 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxmlconftest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxmlconftest.c
@@ -2544,7 +2544,6 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("input-linux");
 
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("ppc64-usb-controller", "ppc64");
-    DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST("ppc64-usb-controller-legacy", "ppc64");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST_ABI_UPDATE("ppc64-usb-controller-qemu-xhci", "ppc64");
 
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST_PARSE_ERROR("ppc64-tpmproxy-double", "ppc64");