diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram-secure.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram-secure.args
index 887e8b3bba..571c8ae78c 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram-secure.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram-secure.args
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@ server,nowait \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-scsi0-0-0-0 \
 -device scsi-disk,bus=scsi0.0,channel=0,scsi-id=0,lun=0,\
 drive=drive-scsi0-0-0-0,id=scsi0-0-0-0 \
--serial pty \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.2,addr=0x2
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram-secure.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram-secure.xml
index f250557348..5eb84c868e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram-secure.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram-secure.xml
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
     </disk>
     <controller type='scsi' index='0'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pcie-root'/>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram.args
index 395d5bbdd8..155e605c5b 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram.args
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@ server,nowait \
 -usb \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
--serial pty \
 -device usb-tablet,id=input0,bus=usb.0,port=1 \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram.xml
index d3a2465f87..9cc7853e48 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-bios-nvram.xml
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
     <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
     <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.args
index 046b7e01ed..1aead99440 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.args
@@ -30,5 +30,4 @@ media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on \
 -device virtio-net-pci,tx=bh,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:e5:48:58,bus=pci.0,\
 addr=0x3 \
 -net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 \
--serial pty \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.xml
index 9b1fc018da..52b2196137 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-copy_on_read.xml
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@
       <model type='virtio'/>
       <driver name='vhost' txmode='iothread'/>
     </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.args
index 29fc7ba8bf..a14fbd19b3 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.args
@@ -30,5 +30,4 @@ media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on \
 -device virtio-net-pci,tx=bh,ioeventfd=off,vlan=0,id=net0,\
 mac=52:54:00:e5:48:58,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
 -net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 \
--serial pty \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.xml
index 3131506092..55c1117724 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-disk-ioeventfd.xml
@@ -37,11 +37,5 @@
     <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06' function='0x0'/>
     </controller>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.args
index d1399bddd7..1c9f4f1152 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.args
@@ -30,5 +30,4 @@ media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on \
 -device virtio-net-pci,event_idx=off,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:e5:48:58,\
 bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
 -net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 \
--serial pty \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.xml
index 848bfeab98..c177139850 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-event_idx.xml
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@
       <model type='virtio'/>
       <driver name='vhost' event_idx='off'/>
     </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-graphics-spice-timeout.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-graphics-spice-timeout.args
index 9b06db12c8..bb9d613959 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-graphics-spice-timeout.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-graphics-spice-timeout.args
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0 \
 -device rtl8139,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:71:70:89,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7 \
 -net tap,fd=3,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 \
--serial pty \
 -device usb-tablet,id=input0,bus=usb.0,port=1 \
 -spice port=5900,addr=127.0.0.1 \
 -vga std \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-graphics-spice-timeout.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-graphics-spice-timeout.xml
index b8edb70569..b6714e6518 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-graphics-spice-timeout.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-graphics-spice-timeout.xml
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@
       <script path='/etc/qemu-ifup'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hugepages-numa.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hugepages-numa.args
index 90ffa6fa80..067cea741e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hugepages-numa.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hugepages-numa.args
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
 id=virtio-disk0 \
 -drive if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-0-0,readonly=on \
 -device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
--serial pty \
 -chardev socket,id=charchannel0,\
 path=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/channel/target/fedora.org.qemu.guest_agent.0,server,\
 nowait \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hugepages-numa.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hugepages-numa.xml
index 8cda5c6e65..eef471b4ec 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hugepages-numa.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-hugepages-numa.xml
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@
     <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05' function='0x0'/>
     </controller>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <channel type='unix'>
       <source mode='bind' path='/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/channel/target/fedora.org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
       <target type='virtio' name='org.qemu.guest_agent.0'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.args
index 8d8b6e9154..3f6148fd5f 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.args
@@ -25,5 +25,4 @@ server,nowait \
 -initrd /media/ram/ramdisk \
 -append 'root=/dev/ram rw console=ttyS0,115200' \
 -usb \
--serial pty \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
index b6696e2df6..7c68cd6aa2 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-memory-hotplug-ppc64-nonuma.xml
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</emulator>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
     <memory model='dimm'>
       <target>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.args
index c536fb0ab6..54bc28e0de 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.args
@@ -28,5 +28,4 @@ id=virtio-disk0 \
 id=virtio-disk1 \
 -device virtio-net-pci,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:e5:48:58,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
 -net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 \
--serial pty \
 -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.xml
index 5332f72d1a..769c129f17 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-virtio-lun.xml
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
       <model type='virtio'/>
       <driver name='vhost' event_idx='off'/>
     </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-bios-nvram.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-bios-nvram.xml
index 033e86d3a3..8e254925ba 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-bios-nvram.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-bios-nvram.xml
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
     </controller>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-disk-copy_on_read.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-disk-copy_on_read.xml
index 7128798738..b5fda01fee 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-disk-copy_on_read.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-disk-copy_on_read.xml
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
       <driver name='vhost' txmode='iothread'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-event_idx.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-event_idx.xml
index 5c780c74c7..4976da8992 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-event_idx.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-event_idx.xml
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@
       <driver name='vhost' event_idx='off'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-graphics-spice-timeout.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-graphics-spice-timeout.xml
index 8216d6d881..87d04c8866 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-graphics-spice-timeout.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-graphics-spice-timeout.xml
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@
       <model type='rtl8139'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x07' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-virtio-lun.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-virtio-lun.xml
index d08c2edc4b..c98e2dc620 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-virtio-lun.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-virtio-lun.xml
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@
       <driver name='vhost' event_idx='off'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
-    <serial type='pty'>
-      <target port='0'/>
-    </serial>
-    <console type='pty'>
-      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
-    </console>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
     <memballoon model='virtio'>