diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_1.7.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_1.7.0.x86_64.xml
index f14f24500720735e02f1a0630556ae57cee0a888..a2df33683392232a22e0a523e78bbd5b55c783ff 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_1.7.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_1.7.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0-virt.aarch64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0-virt.aarch64.xml
index cc65977f036ebaf43dca85bb5c1e1a7e2609888a..ed1af3224b48ad43a352fa873f6aa2aaf33783c6 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0-virt.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0-virt.aarch64.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.ppc64.xml
index 8c490fa4d1be47d3464192320287156048a889c6..99de2b0a8ece224db6b8fe233a8f070182ee4948 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.s390x.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.s390x.xml
index 18171f0db468718360f127ccb853a1865e28242b..8d039f35145f72eeb0d4119f8e9fabb92e080959 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.s390x.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
index 146041a6c1ea6e6fbde8ef8349a481e8e7ca49cc..109162ffd82d58051e43c77bb1203e9c70fcb1f3 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0-virt.aarch64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0-virt.aarch64.xml
index 778e27582f1faba1c654bb37d28d75453886a194..13441b9923c2985538459e04fe5f0e0014f71a70 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0-virt.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0-virt.aarch64.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.aarch64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.aarch64.xml
index a01f5ef72fd7563edc7fc2970b57276ce2abb1f5..974739c38ef53c1ead13a8482d9e07734d111dee 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.aarch64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.aarch64.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
index a74cece8b60afcf31596669513c239d91d040021..9f628a365283739486e24f16dbc8c37cb10b1d0b 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.x86_64.xml
index 949c5f8723addb796a4ec3f64ce1a8d9e2c2466a..bb1f7843282a72a7776925d826a41a11cac17242 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.7.0.s390x.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.7.0.s390x.xml
index 8c66d6582a85fdfa07604f167ac6377904c226fb..322d12c719faac172dfc3d7491e4fc7063254386 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.7.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.7.0.s390x.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0-tcg.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0-tcg.x86_64.xml
index 6fa74e29b0ad41358577b21b9f3a0524ce875e6f..b6679a6e648cf96f68dc502c6056468c3c23180d 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0-tcg.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0-tcg.x86_64.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0.s390x.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0.s390x.xml
index d27977242a068cd9e54d937b9159479f79a5b8da..c7a4578f6147cf9167bc749a05b20eab600db2ce 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0.s390x.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0.x86_64.xml
index b39aecb52b1e88e9e7fc9ea6a5ea32879361665f..3af3fcc4a95fc354883f319b9d4068cf44ebc8b9 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.8.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0-q35.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0-q35.x86_64.xml
index 66b4a84c3fb0eb76fbfb39fa3b407de6ffc29712..aac295a20db4b90ef9ad11fd1e2b5699bf489b51 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0-q35.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0-q35.x86_64.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0-tcg.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0-tcg.x86_64.xml
index e41571e11a2dc54dc0a3faa4d3710c4ee036460e..12537c039bd6d6acf17bda4f50eb008751b68e2e 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0-tcg.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0-tcg.x86_64.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
index f9a8c490aa5b27d8ea3e9bd5f52af478554829e7..80fc7e1657351470f3021e9f3aae4ab44c1de503 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_3.0.0.s390x.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_3.0.0.s390x.xml
index 6dd5da07a51b2ff70e069dc43095608e7f55d8f8..0e81e2ea3381bb126f683665dc43f5ccee21086f 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_3.0.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_3.0.0.s390x.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_3.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_3.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 1958eb9beb74895921d00864ff9ca911a308795e..402848442f7e225b54032d9c051e29c2d306833f 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_3.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_3.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.0.0.s390x.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.0.0.s390x.xml
index 30062a2b23eaae0a99eb16cd41ae5b0103412504..e68f8e8d9ae8d65b6843d9a860f9d8ca0b085d6b 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.0.0.s390x.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.0.0.s390x.xml
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
index 8c6a622afea4a69c777fce9a325a362bf50f6ee4..1ffd5e3cc048e1f701f5f9264131b0023c63428e 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 80ce931fbfdd9886ec2d5251718e3fe74dc6f3b3..79b41ef6dad43ae95856020829870ef8e13b1d95 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_4.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
       <enum name='capsType'/>
       <enum name='pciBackend'>
         <value>default</value>
-        <value>kvm</value>
         <value>vfio</value>
       </enum>
     </hostdev>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapstest.c b/tests/domaincapstest.c
index 77acefa6b0910c62161fedb8e5cb413e72af2a72..dc50b326f34093fd98178e1913cead3fe4e15f65 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapstest.c
+++ b/tests/domaincapstest.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ fillQemuCaps(virDomainCapsPtr domCaps,
      * instead of mocking set the expected values here by hand. */
     VIR_DOMAIN_CAPS_ENUM_SET(domCaps->hostdev.pciBackend,
                              VIR_DOMAIN_HOSTDEV_PCI_BACKEND_DEFAULT,
-                             VIR_DOMAIN_HOSTDEV_PCI_BACKEND_KVM,
                              VIR_DOMAIN_HOSTDEV_PCI_BACKEND_VFIO);
 
     /* As of f05b6a918e28 we are expecting to see OVMF_CODE.fd file which