4 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/069 b/tests/qemu-iotests/069
index e661598c4a..ce9e0541b2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/069
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/069
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 . ./common.rc
 . ./common.filter
 
-_supported_fmt cow qed qcow qcow2 vmdk
+_supported_fmt qed qcow qcow2 vmdk
 _supported_proto file
 _supported_os Linux
 _unsupported_imgopts "subformat=monolithicFlat" "subformat=twoGbMaxExtentFlat"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/072 b/tests/qemu-iotests/072
index 58faa8b5a7..e4a723d733 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/072
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/072
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 . ./common.rc
 . ./common.filter
 
-_supported_fmt vpc vmdk vhdx vdi qed qcow2 qcow cow
+_supported_fmt vpc vmdk vhdx vdi qed qcow2 qcow
 _supported_proto file
 _supported_os Linux
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/099 b/tests/qemu-iotests/099
index a26d3d243e..ffc7ea795a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/099
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/099
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ trap "_cleanup; exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
 
 # Basically all formats, but "raw" has issues with _filter_imgfmt regarding the
 # raw comparison image for blkverify; also, all images have to support creation
-_supported_fmt cow qcow qcow2 qed vdi vhdx vmdk vpc
+_supported_fmt qcow qcow2 qed vdi vhdx vmdk vpc
 _supported_proto file
 _supported_os Linux
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/common b/tests/qemu-iotests/common
index 70df659d5b..89c6dde263 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/common
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/common
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ common options
 check options
     -raw                test raw (default)
     -bochs              test bochs
-    -cow                test cow
     -cloop              test cloop
     -parallels          test parallels
     -qcow               test qcow
@@ -182,11 +181,6 @@ testlist options
             xpand=false
             ;;
 
-        -cow)
-            IMGFMT=cow
-            xpand=false
-            ;;
-
         -cloop)
             IMGFMT=cloop
             IMGFMT_GENERIC=false