diff --git a/tests/data/test501 b/tests/data/test501
index fb115cba64..3661351eae 100644
--- a/tests/data/test501
+++ b/tests/data/test501
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ lib%TESTNUMBER
 <name>
 simple libcurl attempt operation without URL set
 </name>
-<command>
-http://%HOSTIP:%NOLISTENPORT/%TESTNUMBER
-</command>
 </client>
 
 #
diff --git a/tests/data/test518 b/tests/data/test518
index 2fa7bfb5ca..4a90388f12 100644
--- a/tests/data/test518
+++ b/tests/data/test518
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ lib%TESTNUMBER
 <name>
 HTTP GET with more than FD_SETSIZE descriptors open
 </name>
-<command>
-http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER
-</command>
 </client>
 
 #
diff --git a/tests/data/test537 b/tests/data/test537
index c227a72cb1..4f3a9f8291 100644
--- a/tests/data/test537
+++ b/tests/data/test537
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ lib%TESTNUMBER
 <name>
 HTTP GET with a HUGE number of file descriptors open
 </name>
-<command>
-http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/%TESTNUMBER
-</command>
 </client>
 
 #
diff --git a/tests/data/test543 b/tests/data/test543
index e3ac13bd2f..2ec9ff863f 100644
--- a/tests/data/test543
+++ b/tests/data/test543
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ lib%TESTNUMBER
 <name>
 curl_easy_escape
 </name>
-<command>
--
-</command>
-
 </client>
 
 # Verify data after the test has been "shot"
diff --git a/tests/data/test751 b/tests/data/test751
index 21a3df2507..82b4aecf09 100644
--- a/tests/data/test751
+++ b/tests/data/test751
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ lib%TESTNUMBER
 <name>
 multi - add many easy handles
 </name>
-<command>
-</command>
 </file>
 </client>