diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c b/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
index 3a69733f81..a4a6608779 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
@@ -4699,29 +4699,15 @@ qemuValidateDomainDeviceDefInput(const virDomainInputDef *input,
     if (input->bus != VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_BUS_VIRTIO)
         return 0;
 
-    /* Only type=passthrough supports model=virtio-(non-)transitional */
+    /* model=virtio-(non-)transitional is unsupported */
     switch ((virDomainInputModel)input->model) {
     case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_MODEL_VIRTIO_TRANSITIONAL:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_MODEL_VIRTIO_NON_TRANSITIONAL:
-        switch ((virDomainInputType)input->type) {
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_TYPE_MOUSE:
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_TYPE_TABLET:
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_TYPE_KBD:
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_TYPE_EVDEV:
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
-                           _("virtio (non-)transitional models are not "
-                             "supported for input type=%s"),
-                           virDomainInputTypeToString(input->type));
-            return -1;
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_TYPE_PASSTHROUGH:
-            break;
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_TYPE_LAST:
-        default:
-            virReportEnumRangeError(virDomainInputType,
-                                    input->type);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        break;
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                       _("virtio (non-)transitional models are not "
+                         "supported for input type=%s"),
+                       virDomainInputTypeToString(input->type));
+        return -1;
     case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_MODEL_VIRTIO:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_INPUT_MODEL_DEFAULT:
         break;
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
index a1b31c616c..2d0e568bb0 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=15,chassis=8,id=pci.8,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x1.0x7 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=16,chassis=9,id=pci.9,bus=pcie.0,multifunction=on,addr=0x2 \
 -device pcie-root-port,port=17,chassis=10,id=pci.10,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2.0x1 \
--device pcie-root-port,port=18,chassis=11,id=pci.11,bus=pcie.0,addr=0x2.0x2 \
 -device virtio-scsi-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,id=scsi0,bus=pci.4,addr=0x0 \
 -device virtio-serial-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.3,addr=0x0 \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
@@ -45,11 +44,10 @@ QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 -device virtio-9p-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,id=fs0,fsdev=fsdev-fs0,mount_tag=fs1,bus=pci.1,addr=0x0 \
 -netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
 -device virtio-net-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.2,addr=0x0 \
--device virtio-input-host-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,id=input0,evdev=/dev/input/event1234,bus=pci.9,addr=0x0 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,id=hostdev0,bus=pci.6,addr=0x0 \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,id=balloon0,bus=pci.7,addr=0x0 \
 -object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
 -device virtio-rng-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.8,addr=0x0 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
--device vhost-vsock-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,id=vsock0,guest-cid=4,vhostfd=6789,bus=pci.10,addr=0x0 \
+-device vhost-vsock-pci,disable-legacy=on,disable-modern=off,id=vsock0,guest-cid=4,vhostfd=6789,bus=pci.9,addr=0x0 \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
index 8fa615b0b0..541c074871 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
 -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":15,"chassis":8,"id":"pci.8","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x1.0x7"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":16,"chassis":9,"id":"pci.9","bus":"pcie.0","multifunction":true,"addr":"0x2"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":17,"chassis":10,"id":"pci.10","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x1"}' \
--device '{"driver":"pcie-root-port","port":18,"chassis":11,"id":"pci.11","bus":"pcie.0","addr":"0x2.0x2"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-scsi-pci-non-transitional","id":"scsi0","bus":"pci.4","addr":"0x0"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-serial-pci-non-transitional","id":"virtio-serial0","bus":"pci.3","addr":"0x0"}' \
 -blockdev '{"driver":"host_device","filename":"/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1","node-name":"libvirt-1-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
@@ -47,12 +46,11 @@ XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-9p-pci-non-transitional","id":"fs0","fsdev":"fsdev-fs0","mount_tag":"fs1","bus":"pci.1","addr":"0x0"}' \
 -netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci-non-transitional","netdev":"hostnet0","id":"net0","mac":"00:11:22:33:44:55","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x0"}' \
--device '{"driver":"virtio-input-host-pci-non-transitional","id":"input0","evdev":"/dev/input/event1234","bus":"pci.9","addr":"0x0"}' \
 -audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"vhost-scsi-pci-non-transitional","wwpn":"naa.5123456789abcde0","vhostfd":"3","id":"hostdev0","bus":"pci.6","addr":"0x0"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci-non-transitional","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.7","addr":"0x0"}' \
 -object '{"qom-type":"rng-random","id":"objrng0","filename":"/dev/urandom"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-rng-pci-non-transitional","rng":"objrng0","id":"rng0","bus":"pci.8","addr":"0x0"}' \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
--device '{"driver":"vhost-vsock-pci-non-transitional","id":"vsock0","guest-cid":4,"vhostfd":"6789","bus":"pci.10","addr":"0x0"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"vhost-vsock-pci-non-transitional","id":"vsock0","guest-cid":4,"vhostfd":"6789","bus":"pci.9","addr":"0x0"}' \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
index 1d7ee6bfe6..9331cd7ea2 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-non-transitional.xml
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
       <source dir='/export/fs1'/>
       <target dir='fs1'/>
     </filesystem>
-    <input type='passthrough' bus='virtio' model='virtio-non-transitional'>
-      <source evdev='/dev/input/event1234'/>
-    </input>
     <controller type='virtio-serial' model='virtio-non-transitional'/>
     <controller type='scsi' model='virtio-non-transitional'/>
     <controller type='usb' model='none'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
index aaa3f26228..83bb5d137d 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-3.1.0.args
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
 -device virtio-9p-pci,disable-legacy=off,disable-modern=off,id=fs0,fsdev=fsdev-fs0,mount_tag=fs1,bus=pci.2,addr=0x1 \
 -netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
 -device virtio-net-pci,disable-legacy=off,disable-modern=off,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.2,addr=0x2 \
--device virtio-input-host-pci,disable-legacy=off,disable-modern=off,id=input0,evdev=/dev/input/event1234,bus=pci.2,addr=0x9 \
 -device vhost-scsi-pci,disable-legacy=off,disable-modern=off,wwpn=naa.5123456789abcde0,vhostfd=3,id=hostdev0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x6 \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,disable-legacy=off,disable-modern=off,id=balloon0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x7 \
 -object rng-random,id=objrng0,filename=/dev/urandom \
 -device virtio-rng-pci,disable-legacy=off,disable-modern=off,rng=objrng0,id=rng0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x8 \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
--device vhost-vsock-pci,disable-legacy=off,disable-modern=off,id=vsock0,guest-cid=4,vhostfd=6789,bus=pci.2,addr=0xa \
+-device vhost-vsock-pci,disable-legacy=off,disable-modern=off,id=vsock0,guest-cid=4,vhostfd=6789,bus=pci.2,addr=0x9 \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
index 255f8495e4..6d18698ec7 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -39,12 +39,11 @@ XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-9p-pci-transitional","id":"fs0","fsdev":"fsdev-fs0","mount_tag":"fs1","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x1"}' \
 -netdev user,id=hostnet0 \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-net-pci-transitional","netdev":"hostnet0","id":"net0","mac":"00:11:22:33:44:55","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x2"}' \
--device '{"driver":"virtio-input-host-pci-transitional","id":"input0","evdev":"/dev/input/event1234","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x9"}' \
 -audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"vhost-scsi-pci-transitional","wwpn":"naa.5123456789abcde0","vhostfd":"3","id":"hostdev0","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x6"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci-transitional","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x7"}' \
 -object '{"qom-type":"rng-random","id":"objrng0","filename":"/dev/urandom"}' \
 -device '{"driver":"virtio-rng-pci-transitional","rng":"objrng0","id":"rng0","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x8"}' \
 -sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
--device '{"driver":"vhost-vsock-pci-transitional","id":"vsock0","guest-cid":4,"vhostfd":"6789","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0xa"}' \
+-device '{"driver":"vhost-vsock-pci-transitional","id":"vsock0","guest-cid":4,"vhostfd":"6789","bus":"pci.2","addr":"0x9"}' \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
index 31551ab69f..5c89162eae 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/virtio-transitional.xml
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
       <source dir='/export/fs1'/>
       <target dir='fs1'/>
     </filesystem>
-    <input type='passthrough' bus='virtio' model='virtio-transitional'>
-      <source evdev='/dev/input/event1234'/>
-    </input>
     <controller type='virtio-serial' model='virtio-transitional'/>
     <controller type='scsi' model='virtio-transitional'/>
     <controller type='usb' model='none'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.xml
index f100819fa9..26f6c6d34e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-non-transitional.x86_64-latest.xml
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@
       <target chassis='10' port='0x11'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x1'/>
     </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='11' model='pcie-root-port'>
-      <model name='pcie-root-port'/>
-      <target chassis='11' port='0x12'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x2'/>
-    </controller>
     <filesystem type='mount' accessmode='passthrough' model='virtio-non-transitional'>
       <source dir='/export/fs1'/>
       <target dir='fs1'/>
@@ -99,10 +94,6 @@
       <model type='virtio-non-transitional'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
-    <input type='passthrough' bus='virtio' model='virtio-non-transitional'>
-      <source evdev='/dev/input/event1234'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x09' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
-    </input>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <audio id='1' type='none'/>
@@ -119,7 +110,7 @@
     </rng>
     <vsock model='virtio-non-transitional'>
       <cid auto='no' address='4'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x0a' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x09' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
     </vsock>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.xml
index 8928809e91..8e9ecd8cf3 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/virtio-transitional.x86_64-latest.xml
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@
       <model type='virtio-transitional'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
-    <input type='passthrough' bus='virtio' model='virtio-transitional'>
-      <source evdev='/dev/input/event1234'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x09' function='0x0'/>
-    </input>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <audio id='1' type='none'/>
@@ -78,7 +74,7 @@
     </rng>
     <vsock model='virtio-transitional'>
       <cid auto='no' address='4'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x0a' function='0x0'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x09' function='0x0'/>
     </vsock>
   </devices>
 </domain>