diff --git a/tests/testutilsqemu.c b/tests/testutilsqemu.c
index 7fdb82daec..980555b27e 100644
--- a/tests/testutilsqemu.c
+++ b/tests/testutilsqemu.c
@@ -58,27 +58,25 @@ static const char *const aarch64_machines[] = {
     "virt", "virt-2.6", "versatilepb", NULL
 };
 static const char *const arm_machines[] = {
-    "vexpress-a9", "vexpress-a15", "versatilepb", "virt", NULL
+    "vexpress-a9", "virt", NULL
 };
 static const char *const ppc64_machines[] = {
     "pseries", NULL
 };
 static const char *const ppc_machines[] = {
-    "g3beige", "mac99", "prep", "ppce500", NULL
+    "ppce500", NULL
 };
 static const char *const riscv32_machines[] = {
-    "spike_v1.10", "spike_v1.9.1", "sifive_e", "virt", "sifive_u", NULL
+    "virt", NULL
 };
 static const char *const riscv64_machines[] = {
-    "spike_v1.10", "spike_v1.9.1", "sifive_e", "virt", "sifive_u", NULL
+    "virt", NULL
 };
 static const char *const s390x_machines[] = {
     "s390-ccw-virtio", NULL
 };
 static const char *const sparc_machines[] = {
-    "SS-5", "LX", "SPARCClassic", "SPARCbook",
-    "SS-10", "SS-20", "SS-4", "SS-600MP",
-    "Voyager", "leon3_generic", NULL
+    "SS-5", NULL
 };
 
 static const char *const *qemu_machines[VIR_ARCH_LAST] = {
diff --git a/tests/vircapstest.c b/tests/vircapstest.c
index 697803fdc9..be93325307 100644
--- a/tests/vircapstest.c
+++ b/tests/vircapstest.c
@@ -165,12 +165,6 @@ test_virCapsDomainDataLookupQEMU(const void *data G_GNUC_UNUSED)
     CAPSCOMP(-1, VIR_ARCH_NONE, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_NONE, "/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64", NULL,
         VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM, VIR_ARCH_PPC64,
         VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_QEMU, "/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64", "pseries");
-    CAPSCOMP(-1, VIR_ARCH_RISCV32, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_NONE, NULL, NULL,
-        VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM, VIR_ARCH_RISCV32,
-        VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_QEMU, "/usr/bin/qemu-system-riscv32", "spike_v1.10");
-    CAPSCOMP(-1, VIR_ARCH_RISCV64, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_NONE, NULL, NULL,
-        VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM, VIR_ARCH_RISCV64,
-        VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_QEMU, "/usr/bin/qemu-system-riscv64", "spike_v1.10");
 
     CAPSCOMP(-1, VIR_ARCH_NONE, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_NONE, NULL, "pseries",
         VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM, VIR_ARCH_PPC64,