diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/disk-many-format-probing.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/disk-many-format-probing.args
deleted file mode 100644
index 8980b80f92..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/disk-many-format-probing.args
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-LC_ALL=C \
-PATH=/bin \
-HOME=/home/test \
-USER=test \
-LOGNAME=test \
-QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i686 \
--name QEMUGuest1 \
--S \
--machine pc,accel=tcg,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
--m 214 \
--smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 \
--uuid c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809 \
--display none \
--no-user-config \
--nodefaults \
--chardev socket,id=charmonitor,path=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/monitor.sock,\
-server,nowait \
--mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
--rtc base=utc \
--no-shutdown \
--no-acpi \
--boot c \
--usb \
--drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
--device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
--drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-1 \
--device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=1,drive=drive-ide0-0-1,id=ide0-0-1 \
--drive file=/tmp/data.img,if=none,id=drive-ide0-1-0 \
--device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0 \
--drive file=/tmp/logs.img,if=none,id=drive-ide0-1-1 \
--device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=1,drive=drive-ide0-1-1,id=ide0-1-1
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/disk-many-format-probing.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/disk-many-format-probing.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e34eb46e0..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/disk-many-format-probing.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-<domain type='qemu'>
-  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
-  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
-  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219136</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
-    <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-i686</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2'/>
-      <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu'/>
-      <source file='/tmp/data.img'/>
-      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu'/>
-      <source file='/tmp/logs.img'/>
-      <target dev='hdd' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='1'/>
-    </disk>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index cd103b6506..b0490aea55 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -2852,12 +2852,6 @@ mymain(void)
 
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-virtio-scsi-reservations");
 
-    /* Test disks with format probing enabled for legacy reasons.
-     * New tests should not go in this section. */
-    driver.config->allowDiskFormatProbing = true;
-    DO_TEST("disk-many-format-probing", QEMU_CAPS_DRIVE_BOOT);
-    driver.config->allowDiskFormatProbing = false;
-
     DO_TEST("video-virtio-gpu-ccw", QEMU_CAPS_CCW,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_GPU,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIDEO_PRIMARY,
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-many-format-probing.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-many-format-probing.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 914b9b0937..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-many-format-probing.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-<domain type='qemu'>
-  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
-  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
-  <memory unit='KiB'>219136</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219136</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
-    <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-i686</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest2'/>
-      <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu'/>
-      <source file='/tmp/data.img'/>
-      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu'/>
-      <source file='/tmp/logs.img'/>
-      <target dev='hdd' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' target='0' unit='1'/>
-    </disk>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 115db6e64b..689c002b7e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -1184,12 +1184,6 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_MOUSE_CCW,
             QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_TABLET_CCW);
 
-    /* Test disks with format probing enabled for legacy reasons.
-     * New tests should not go in this section. */
-    driver.config->allowDiskFormatProbing = true;
-    DO_TEST("disk-many-format-probing", NONE);
-    driver.config->allowDiskFormatProbing = false;
-
 # define DO_TEST_STATUS(name) \
     do { \
         if (testInfoSetStatus(&info, name, GIC_NONE) < 0) { \