diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-bios.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-bios.xml
index 1318f68243..06bb0bea9d 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-bios.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-bios.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os firmware='bios'>
     <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-4.0'>hvm</type>
-    <loader secure='no'/>
   </os>
   <features>
     <acpi/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi.xml
index 33bd7b0ac1..55b9be1aec 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/firmware-auto-efi.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os firmware='efi'>
     <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-4.0'>hvm</type>
-    <loader secure='no'/>
   </os>
   <features>
     <acpi/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-bios.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-bios.x86_64-latest.xml
index b744234cf1..722294089e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-bios.x86_64-latest.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-bios.x86_64-latest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os firmware='bios'>
     <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-4.0'>hvm</type>
-    <loader secure='no'/>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
   <features>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-efi.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-efi.x86_64-latest.xml
index 35d49b7c62..7e2e40036e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-efi.x86_64-latest.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/firmware-auto-efi.x86_64-latest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os firmware='efi'>
     <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-4.0'>hvm</type>
-    <loader secure='no'/>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
   <features>