diff --git a/tests/templates/IEC_template.yml b/tests/templates/IEC_template.yml
index a196bb5..3c33773 100644
--- a/tests/templates/IEC_template.yml
+++ b/tests/templates/IEC_template.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ actions:
     to: tmpfs
     images:
       system:
-        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio -smp 4
+        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio
                     -nographic -netdev user,id=net,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:22222-:22 -chardev socket,id=chrtpm,path=/tmp/qemu-swtpm.sock
                     -tpmdev emulator,id=tpm0,chardev=chrtpm #imageargs#'
         url: #project_url#/#branch#/#architecture#/cip-core-image-security-cip-core-#distribution#-#architecture#.wic.xz
diff --git a/tests/templates/secureboot_negative_test.yml b/tests/templates/secureboot_negative_test.yml
index 568b5b6..2fcdbfa 100644
--- a/tests/templates/secureboot_negative_test.yml
+++ b/tests/templates/secureboot_negative_test.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ actions:
     to: tmpfs
     images:
       system:
-        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio -smp 4
+        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio
                     -nographic -netdev user,id=net,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:22222-:22 -chardev socket,id=chrtpm,path=/tmp/qemu-swtpm.sock
                     -tpmdev emulator,id=tpm0,chardev=chrtpm #imageargs#'
         url: downloads://cip-core-image-security-cip-core-#distribution#-#architecture#.wic
diff --git a/tests/templates/secureboot_template.yml b/tests/templates/secureboot_template.yml
index 1b8e882..e29b64a 100644
--- a/tests/templates/secureboot_template.yml
+++ b/tests/templates/secureboot_template.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ actions:
     to: tmpfs
     images:
       system:
-        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio -smp 4
+        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio
                     -nographic -netdev user,id=net,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:22222-:22 -chardev socket,id=chrtpm,path=/tmp/qemu-swtpm.sock
                     -tpmdev emulator,id=tpm0,chardev=chrtpm #imageargs#'
         url: #project_url#/#branch#/#architecture#/cip-core-image-security-cip-core-#distribution#-#architecture#.wic.xz
diff --git a/tests/templates/swupdate_negative_test.yml b/tests/templates/swupdate_negative_test.yml
index 42297a8..bb79b07 100644
--- a/tests/templates/swupdate_negative_test.yml
+++ b/tests/templates/swupdate_negative_test.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ actions:
     to: tmpfs
     images:
       system:
-        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio -smp 4
+        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio
                     -nographic -netdev user,id=net,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:22222-:22 -chardev socket,id=chrtpm,path=/tmp/qemu-swtpm.sock
                     -tpmdev emulator,id=tpm0,chardev=chrtpm #imageargs#'
         url: #project_url#/#branch#/#architecture#/cip-core-image-security-cip-core-#distribution#-#architecture#.wic.xz
diff --git a/tests/templates/swupdate_template.yml b/tests/templates/swupdate_template.yml
index 67bee03..e1f71a9 100644
--- a/tests/templates/swupdate_template.yml
+++ b/tests/templates/swupdate_template.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ actions:
     to: tmpfs
     images:
       system:
-        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio -smp 4
+        image_arg: '-drive file={system},discard=unmap,if=none,id=disk,format=raw -m 1G -serial mon:stdio
                     -nographic -netdev user,id=net,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:22222-:22 -chardev socket,id=chrtpm,path=/tmp/qemu-swtpm.sock
                     -tpmdev emulator,id=tpm0,chardev=chrtpm #imageargs#'
         url: #project_url#/#branch#/#architecture#/cip-core-image-security-cip-core-#distribution#-#architecture#.wic.xz
