diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/kvm-features-off.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/kvm-features-off.args
index f6f13495e6..f7133bc0c3 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/kvm-features-off.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/kvm-features-off.args
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 -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 \
+-machine pc,accel=kvm,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
+-cpu host \
 -m 214 \
 -realtime mlock=off \
 -smp 6,sockets=6,cores=1,threads=1 \
@@ -25,5 +26,4 @@ QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 -no-shutdown \
 -boot strict=on \
 -usb \
--device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2 \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/kvm-features-off.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/kvm-features-off.xml
index d63a573239..7871698f06 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/kvm-features-off.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/kvm-features-off.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<domain type='qemu'>
+<domain type='kvm'>
   <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       <poll-control state='off'/>
     </kvm>
   </features>
+  <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none'/>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
@@ -26,6 +27,6 @@
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'/>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/kvm-features-off.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/kvm-features-off.xml
index f2e9407ac9..9c176190a5 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/kvm-features-off.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/kvm-features-off.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<domain type='qemu'>
+<domain type='kvm'>
   <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
   <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
   <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       <poll-control state='off'/>
     </kvm>
   </features>
+  <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none' migratable='off'/>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
@@ -29,8 +30,6 @@
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <audio id='1' type='none'/>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </memballoon>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>