diff --git a/test/vhost/lvol/lvol_test.sh b/test/vhost/lvol/lvol_test.sh
index 4b67f10ac..30a0b8b4a 100755
--- a/test/vhost/lvol/lvol_test.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/lvol/lvol_test.sh
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ trap 'error_exit "${FUNCNAME}" "${LINENO}"' SIGTERM SIGABRT ERR
 vm_kill_all
 
 notice "running SPDK vhost"
-spdk_vhost_run --conf-path=$LVOL_TEST_DIR
+spdk_vhost_run
 notice "..."
 
 trap 'clean_lvol_cfg; error_exit "${FUNCNAME}" "${LINENO}"' SIGTERM SIGABRT ERR
diff --git a/test/vhost/lvol/vhost.conf.in b/test/vhost/lvol/vhost.conf.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e3501847..000000000
--- a/test/vhost/lvol/vhost.conf.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[Global]
-[Ioat]
-    Disable Yes