diff --git a/test/vhost/initiator/blockdev.sh b/test/vhost/initiator/blockdev.sh
index 1803aadaa..0c25bb0e0 100755
--- a/test/vhost/initiator/blockdev.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/initiator/blockdev.sh
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ killprocess $dummy_spdk_pid
 
 # run FIO with previously acquired spdk config files
 timing_enter run_spdk_fio
-run_spdk_fio $testdir/bdev.fio --filename=* --section=job_randwrite --section=job_randrw \
-	--section=job_write --section=job_rw --spdk_json_conf=$testdir/bdev.json
+run_spdk_fio $testdir/bdev.fio --filename=* --section=job_randwrite --spdk_json_conf=$testdir/bdev.json
 timing_exit run_spdk_fio
 
 timing_enter run_spdk_fio_unmap