diff --git a/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py b/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py
index 4f50f48163..a45881b9a6 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/replay_kernel.py
@@ -162,33 +162,6 @@ def test_mips_malta(self):
 
         self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5)
 
-    def test_mips64el_malta(self):
-        """
-        This test requires the ar tool to extract "data.tar.gz" from
-        the Debian package.
-
-        The kernel can be rebuilt using this Debian kernel source [1] and
-        following the instructions on [2].
-
-        [1] http://snapshot.debian.org/package/linux-2.6/2.6.32-48/
-            #linux-source-2.6.32_2.6.32-48
-        [2] https://kernel-team.pages.debian.net/kernel-handbook/
-            ch-common-tasks.html#s-common-official
-
-        :avocado: tags=arch:mips64el
-        :avocado: tags=machine:malta
-        """
-        deb_url = ('http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/'
-                   '20130217T032700Z/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/'
-                   'linux-image-2.6.32-5-5kc-malta_2.6.32-48_mipsel.deb')
-        deb_hash = '1aaec92083bf22fda31e0d27fa8d9a388e5fc3d5'
-        deb_path = self.fetch_asset(deb_url, asset_hash=deb_hash)
-        kernel_path = self.extract_from_deb(deb_path,
-                                            '/boot/vmlinux-2.6.32-5-5kc-malta')
-        kernel_command_line = self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE + 'console=ttyS0'
-        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
-        self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5)
-
     def test_aarch64_virt(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:aarch64
@@ -491,33 +464,3 @@ def test_mips_malta_cpio(self):
         console_pattern = 'Boot successful.'
         self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5,
                     args=('-initrd', initrd_path))
-
-    @skipUnless(os.getenv('AVOCADO_ALLOW_UNTRUSTED_CODE'), 'untrusted code')
-    def test_mips64el_malta_5KEc_cpio(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:mips64el
-        :avocado: tags=machine:malta
-        :avocado: tags=endian:little
-        :avocado: tags=slowness:high
-        :avocado: tags=cpu:5KEc
-        """
-        kernel_url = ('https://github.com/philmd/qemu-testing-blob/'
-                      'raw/9ad2df38/mips/malta/mips64el/'
-                      'vmlinux-3.19.3.mtoman.20150408')
-        kernel_hash = '00d1d268fb9f7d8beda1de6bebcc46e884d71754'
-        kernel_path = self.fetch_asset(kernel_url, asset_hash=kernel_hash)
-        initrd_url = ('https://github.com/groeck/linux-build-test/'
-                      'raw/8584a59e/rootfs/'
-                      'mipsel64/rootfs.mipsel64r1.cpio.gz')
-        initrd_hash = '1dbb8a396e916847325284dbe2151167'
-        initrd_path_gz = self.fetch_asset(initrd_url, algorithm='md5',
-                                          asset_hash=initrd_hash)
-        initrd_path = self.workdir + "rootfs.cpio"
-        archive.gzip_uncompress(initrd_path_gz, initrd_path)
-
-        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
-                               'console=ttyS0 console=tty '
-                               'rdinit=/sbin/init noreboot')
-        console_pattern = 'Boot successful.'
-        self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5,
-                    args=('-initrd', initrd_path))
diff --git a/tests/functional/meson.build b/tests/functional/meson.build
index 9049e2f142..cb24e0bb00 100644
--- a/tests/functional/meson.build
+++ b/tests/functional/meson.build
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ tests_mips64el_system_thorough = [
   'mips64el_fuloong2e',
   'mips64el_loongson3v',
   'mips64el_malta',
+  'mips64el_replay',
   'mips64el_tuxrun',
 ]
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_mips64el_replay.py b/tests/functional/test_mips64el_replay.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4f63d7fb34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/test_mips64el_replay.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Replay tests for the little-endian 64-bit MIPS Malta board
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+import os
+import logging
+
+from qemu_test import Asset, exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern
+from qemu_test import skipIfMissingImports, skipFlakyTest, skipUntrustedTest
+from replay_kernel import ReplayKernelBase
+
+
+class Mips64elReplay(ReplayKernelBase):
+
+    ASSET_KERNEL_2_63_2 = Asset(
+        ('http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/'
+         '20130217T032700Z/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/'
+         'linux-image-2.6.32-5-5kc-malta_2.6.32-48_mipsel.deb'),
+        '35eb476f03be589824b0310358f1c447d85e645b88cbcd2ac02b97ef560f9f8d')
+
+    def test_replay_mips64el_malta(self):
+        self.set_machine('malta')
+        kernel_path = self.archive_extract(self.ASSET_KERNEL_2_63_2,
+                                    member='boot/vmlinux-2.6.32-5-5kc-malta')
+        kernel_command_line = self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE + 'console=ttyS0'
+        console_pattern = 'Kernel command line: %s' % kernel_command_line
+        self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5)
+
+
+    ASSET_KERNEL_3_19_3 = Asset(
+        ('https://github.com/philmd/qemu-testing-blob/'
+         'raw/9ad2df38/mips/malta/mips64el/'
+         'vmlinux-3.19.3.mtoman.20150408'),
+        '8d3beb003bc66051ead98e7172139017fcf9ce2172576541c57e86418dfa5ab8')
+
+    ASSET_CPIO_R1 = Asset(
+        ('https://github.com/groeck/linux-build-test/'
+         'raw/8584a59e/rootfs/mipsel64/'
+         'rootfs.mipsel64r1.cpio.gz'),
+        '75ba10cd35fb44e32948eeb26974f061b703c81c4ba2fab1ebcacf1d1bec3b61')
+
+    @skipUntrustedTest()
+    def test_replay_mips64el_malta_5KEc_cpio(self):
+        self.set_machine('malta')
+        self.cpu = '5KEc'
+        kernel_path = self.ASSET_KERNEL_3_19_3.fetch()
+        initrd_path = self.uncompress(self.ASSET_CPIO_R1)
+
+        kernel_command_line = (self.KERNEL_COMMON_COMMAND_LINE +
+                               'console=ttyS0 console=tty '
+                               'rdinit=/sbin/init noreboot')
+        console_pattern = 'Boot successful.'
+        self.run_rr(kernel_path, kernel_command_line, console_pattern, shift=5,
+                    args=('-initrd', initrd_path))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ReplayKernelBase.main()
