diff --git a/examples/xml/test/testdomfv0.xml b/examples/xml/test/testdomfv0.xml
index 157c8ecb71..fc209cce29 100644
--- a/examples/xml/test/testdomfv0.xml
+++ b/examples/xml/test/testdomfv0.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     <boot dev='hd'/>
   </os>
   <memory>524288</memory>
-  <maxMemory>1524288</maxMemory>
   <vcpu>4</vcpu>
   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
diff --git a/examples/xml/test/testnodeinline.xml b/examples/xml/test/testnodeinline.xml
index b353f390a7..0ec0f1ace6 100644
--- a/examples/xml/test/testnodeinline.xml
+++ b/examples/xml/test/testnodeinline.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
       <boot dev="hd"/>
     </os>
     <memory>524288</memory>
-    <maxMemory>1524288</maxMemory>
     <vcpu>4</vcpu>
     <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
     <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>