diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.args
index 94bd86ada0..f50444e47e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.args
@@ -27,6 +27,4 @@ uuid=49545eb3-75e1-2d0a-acdd-f0294406c99e,memdev=memnvdimm0,id=nvdimm0,slot=0 \
 server,nowait \
 -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
 -rtc base=utc \
--no-shutdown \
--usb \
--device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2
+-no-shutdown
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.xml
index ae5a17d3c8..bf7df9a259 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.xml
@@ -21,16 +21,12 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
-    </controller>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
       <model name='spapr-pci-host-bridge'/>
       <target index='0'/>
     </controller>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </memballoon>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
     <panic model='pseries'/>
     <memory model='nvdimm'>
       <uuid>49545eb3-75e1-2d0a-acdd-f0294406c99e</uuid>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.args
index 91cea9d8bf..f7f151d1ca 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.args
@@ -26,9 +26,4 @@ QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 server,nowait \
 -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
 -rtc base=utc \
--no-shutdown \
--kernel /media/ram/uImage \
--initrd /media/ram/ramdisk \
--append 'root=/dev/ram rw console=ttyS0,115200' \
--usb \
--device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2
+-no-shutdown
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
index 7c68cd6aa2..a0806c4b54 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
     <type arch='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type>
-    <kernel>/media/ram/uImage</kernel>
-    <initrd>/media/ram/ramdisk</initrd>
-    <cmdline>root=/dev/ram rw console=ttyS0,115200</cmdline>
+    <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
@@ -17,16 +15,24 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'/>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
+    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
+      <model name='spapr-pci-host-bridge'/>
+      <target index='0'/>
+    </controller>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
+    <panic model='pseries'/>
     <memory model='dimm'>
       <target>
         <size unit='KiB'>523264</size>
       </target>
+      <address type='dimm' slot='0'/>
     </memory>
     <memory model='dimm'>
       <target>
         <size unit='KiB'>524287</size>
       </target>
+      <address type='dimm' slot='1'/>
     </memory>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.xml
index ecb1b83b4a..0c0b9f96fb 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-nvdimm-ppc64.xml
@@ -21,16 +21,12 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
-    </controller>
+    <controller type='usb' index='0' model='none'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'>
       <model name='spapr-pci-host-bridge'/>
       <target index='0'/>
     </controller>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </memballoon>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
     <panic model='pseries'/>
     <memory model='nvdimm'>
       <uuid>49545eb3-75e1-2d0a-acdd-f0294406c99e</uuid>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index a5905e64b5..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-<domain type='kvm'>
-  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
-  <uuid>49545eb3-75e1-2d0a-acdd-f0294406c99e</uuid>
-  <maxMemory slots='16' unit='KiB'>4194304</maxMemory>
-  <memory unit='KiB'>2097152</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>2097152</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='ppc64' machine='pseries'>hvm</type>
-    <kernel>/media/ram/uImage</kernel>
-    <initrd>/media/ram/ramdisk</initrd>
-    <cmdline>root=/dev/ram rw console=ttyS0,115200</cmdline>
-    <boot dev='hd'/>
-  </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-ppc64</emulator>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
-      <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>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
-    </memballoon>
-    <panic model='pseries'/>
-    <memory model='dimm'>
-      <target>
-        <size unit='KiB'>523264</size>
-      </target>
-      <address type='dimm' slot='0'/>
-    </memory>
-    <memory model='dimm'>
-      <target>
-        <size unit='KiB'>524287</size>
-      </target>
-      <address type='dimm' slot='1'/>
-    </memory>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..0822e409b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../qemuxml2argvdata/memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
\ No newline at end of file