diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/iothreads.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/iothreads.args
deleted file mode 100644
index 88e6fa4906..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/iothreads.args
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-LC_ALL=C \
-PATH=/bin \
-HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1 \
-USER=test \
-LOGNAME=test \
-XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
-XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
-XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
--name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
--S \
--object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
--machine pc,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
--accel tcg \
--m 214 \
--overcommit mem-lock=off \
--smp 2,sockets=2,cores=1,threads=1 \
--object iothread,id=iothread1 \
--object iothread,id=iothread2 \
--uuid c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809 \
--display none \
--no-user-config \
--nodefaults \
--chardev socket,id=charmonitor,fd=1729,server=on,wait=off \
--mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
--rtc base=utc \
--no-shutdown \
--no-acpi \
--boot strict=on \
--usb \
--blockdev '{"driver":"host_device","filename":"/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1","node-name":"libvirt-1-storage","auto-read-only":true,"discard":"unmap"}' \
--blockdev '{"node-name":"libvirt-1-format","read-only":false,"driver":"raw","file":"libvirt-1-storage"}' \
--device ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=libvirt-1-format,id=ide0-0-0,bootindex=1 \
--audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
--msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/iothreads.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/iothreads.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c860ddd25..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/iothreads.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +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'>2</vcpu>
-  <iothreads>2</iothreads>
-  <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-i386</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </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 c5981c61ee..851e69fd04 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1874,7 +1874,6 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("smp");
     DO_TEST("smp-dies", QEMU_CAPS_SMP_DIES);
 
-    DO_TEST("iothreads", QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_IOTHREAD);
     DO_TEST("iothreads-ids", QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_IOTHREAD);
     DO_TEST("iothreads-ids-partial", QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_IOTHREAD);
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("iothreads-ids-pool-sizes");
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/iothreads.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/iothreads.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 17e5f8bce1..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/iothreads.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +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'>2</vcpu>
-  <iothreads>2</iothreads>
-  <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-i386</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </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'/>
-    <audio id='1' type='none'/>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 69bff80376..e8e9091ee4 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -572,7 +572,6 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("numavcpus-topology-mismatch");
 
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("smp");
-    DO_TEST_NOCAPS("iothreads");
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("iothreads-ids");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("iothreads-ids-pool-sizes");
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("iothreads-ids-partial");