diff --git a/src/xenconfig/xen_sxpr.c b/src/xenconfig/xen_sxpr.c
index 49f438d581..3e3b43f124 100644
--- a/src/xenconfig/xen_sxpr.c
+++ b/src/xenconfig/xen_sxpr.c
@@ -1317,74 +1317,6 @@ xenParseSxpr(const struct sexpr *root,
                                       vncport) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-
-    /* Old style cdrom config from Xen <= 3.0.2 */
-    if (hvm &&
-        xendConfigVersion == XEND_CONFIG_VERSION_3_0_2) {
-        tmp = sexpr_node(root, "domain/image/hvm/cdrom");
-        if ((tmp != NULL) && (tmp[0] != 0)) {
-            virDomainDiskDefPtr disk;
-            if (!(disk = virDomainDiskDefNew(NULL)))
-                goto error;
-            if (virDomainDiskSetSource(disk, tmp) < 0) {
-                virDomainDiskDefFree(disk);
-                goto error;
-            }
-            virDomainDiskSetType(disk, VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_FILE);
-            disk->device = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_CDROM;
-            if (VIR_STRDUP(disk->dst, "hdc") < 0) {
-                virDomainDiskDefFree(disk);
-                goto error;
-            }
-            if (virDomainDiskSetDriver(disk, "file") < 0) {
-                virDomainDiskDefFree(disk);
-                goto error;
-            }
-            disk->bus = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_IDE;
-            disk->src->readonly = true;
-
-            if (VIR_APPEND_ELEMENT(def->disks, def->ndisks, disk) < 0) {
-                virDomainDiskDefFree(disk);
-                goto error;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-
-    /* Floppy disk config */
-    if (hvm) {
-        const char *const fds[] = { "fda", "fdb" };
-        size_t i;
-        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_CARDINALITY(fds); i++) {
-            tmp = sexpr_fmt_node(root, "domain/image/hvm/%s", fds[i]);
-            if ((tmp != NULL) && (tmp[0] != 0)) {
-                virDomainDiskDefPtr disk;
-                if (!(disk = virDomainDiskDefNew(NULL)))
-                    goto error;
-                if (virDomainDiskSetSource(disk, tmp) < 0) {
-                    virDomainDiskDefFree(disk);
-                    goto error;
-                }
-                virDomainDiskSetType(disk, VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_FILE);
-                disk->device = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_FLOPPY;
-                if (VIR_STRDUP(disk->dst, fds[i]) < 0) {
-                    virDomainDiskDefFree(disk);
-                    goto error;
-                }
-                if (virDomainDiskSetSource(disk, "file") < 0) {
-                    virDomainDiskDefFree(disk);
-                    goto error;
-                }
-                disk->bus = VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_BUS_FDC;
-
-                if (VIR_APPEND_ELEMENT(def->disks, def->ndisks, disk) < 0) {
-                    virDomainDiskDefFree(disk);
-                    goto error;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /* in case of HVM we have USB device emulation */
     if (hvm &&
         xenParseSxprUSB(def, root) < 0)
@@ -2357,32 +2289,6 @@ xenFormatSxpr(virConnectPtr conn,
             }
             virBufferAsprintf(&buf, "(boot %s)", bootorder);
 
-            /* some disk devices are defined here */
-            for (i = 0; i < def->ndisks; i++) {
-                const char *src = virDomainDiskGetSource(def->disks[i]);
-
-                switch (def->disks[i]->device) {
-                case VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_CDROM:
-                    /* Only xend <= 3.0.2 wants cdrom config here */
-                    if (xendConfigVersion != XEND_CONFIG_VERSION_3_0_2)
-                        break;
-                    if (STRNEQ(def->disks[i]->dst, "hdc") || !src)
-                        break;
-
-                    virBufferEscapeSexpr(&buf, "(cdrom '%s')", src);
-                    break;
-
-                case VIR_DOMAIN_DISK_DEVICE_FLOPPY:
-                    /* all xend versions define floppies here */
-                    virBufferEscapeSexpr(&buf, "(%s ", def->disks[i]->dst);
-                    virBufferEscapeSexpr(&buf, "'%s')", src);
-                    break;
-
-                default:
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
             if (def->features[VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_ACPI] == VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ON)
                 virBufferAddLit(&buf, "(acpi 1)");
             if (def->features[VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_APIC] == VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ON)
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-force-hpet.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-force-hpet.sexpr
index e1486b5f1e..096229f27c 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-force-hpet.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-force-hpet.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(hpet 1)(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-force-nohpet.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-force-nohpet.sexpr
index a396ceae1d..f9c583137d 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-force-nohpet.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-force-nohpet.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(hpet 0)(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-localtime.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-localtime.sexpr
index 3ba7e963f7..e34f27a526 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-localtime.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-localtime.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 1)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-parallel-tcp.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-parallel-tcp.sexpr
index 14c5e5e0b8..ce7cfbe59d 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-parallel-tcp.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-parallel-tcp.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel tcp:localhost:9999)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel tcp:localhost:9999)\
 (serial none)(device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-dev-2-ports.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-dev-2-ports.sexpr
index 16dcbf2dc4..9d77ae95ef 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-dev-2-ports.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-dev-2-ports.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
 (serial (/dev/ttyS0 /dev/ttyS1))(device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')\
 (vnc 1)))(localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-dev-2nd-port.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-dev-2nd-port.sexpr
index 45a758596c..5549b5fc0a 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-dev-2nd-port.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-dev-2nd-port.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
 (serial (none /dev/ttyS1))(device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-file.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-file.sexpr
index 90bd2b5468..ec0d232499 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-file.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-file.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
 (serial file:/tmp/serial.log)(device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')\
 (vnc 1)))(localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-null.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-null.sexpr
index 09f4a3354b..eac8291dad 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-null.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-null.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial null)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial null)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-pipe.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-pipe.sexpr
index a6200166a3..554d4cccf4 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-pipe.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-pipe.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
 (serial pipe:/tmp/serial.pipe)(device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')\
 (vnc 1)))(localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-pty.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-pty.sexpr
index 9ad9d42fbf..f6673cab96 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-pty.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-pty.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial pty)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial pty)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-stdio.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-stdio.sexpr
index 9fc7837e96..dddd0a232e 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-stdio.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-stdio.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial stdio)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial stdio)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-tcp-telnet.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-tcp-telnet.sexpr
index 337ad514eb..90ad630fad 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-tcp-telnet.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-tcp-telnet.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
 (serial telnet:localhost:9999,server,nowait)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-tcp.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-tcp.sexpr
index e77ed9f4f6..a6b6a85c17 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-tcp.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-tcp.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
 (serial tcp:localhost:9999,server,nowait)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-udp.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-udp.sexpr
index bb7487e873..949b8097ed 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-udp.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-udp.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
 (serial udp:localhost:9998@localhost:9999)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-unix.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-unix.sexpr
index 3686f422ef..accc3cecbe 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-unix.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-serial-unix.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)\
 (serial unix:/tmp/serial.sock,server,nowait)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-sound.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-sound.sexpr
index c00f833e67..5109736509 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-sound.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-sound.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
 (soundhw 'sb16,es1370')(device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-usbmouse.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-usbmouse.sexpr
index e8733dc919..295c1f62f5 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-usbmouse.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-usbmouse.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(usbdevice mouse)(parallel none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(usbdevice mouse)(parallel none)\
 (serial none)(device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-utc.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-utc.sexpr
index b39c8326be..13fff400a3 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-utc.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv-utc.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\
diff --git a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv.sexpr b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv.sexpr
index b39c8326be..13fff400a3 100644
--- a/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv.sexpr
+++ b/tests/xml2sexprdata/xml2sexpr-fv.sexpr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (uuid 'b5d70dd2-75cd-aca5-1776-9660b059d8bc')(on_poweroff 'destroy')\
 (on_reboot 'restart')(on_crash 'restart')\
 (image (hvm (kernel '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader')(vcpus 1)(boot c)\
-(cdrom '/root/boot.iso')(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
+(acpi 1)(usb 1)(parallel none)(serial none)\
 (device_model '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm')(vnc 1)))\
 (localtime 0)\
 (device (vbd (dev 'ioemu:hda')(uname 'file:/root/foo.img')(mode 'w')))\