diff --git a/tests/domaincapstest.c b/tests/domaincapstest.c
index 3ee95a4b58..a9922e1edb 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapstest.c
+++ b/tests/domaincapstest.c
@@ -451,9 +451,7 @@ mymain(void)
                  "x86_64", VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM);
     virObjectUnref(cfg);
 
-    virFileWrapperRemovePrefix(SYSCONFDIR "/qemu/firmware");
-    virFileWrapperRemovePrefix(PREFIX "/share/qemu/firmware");
-    virFileWrapperRemovePrefix("/home/user/.config/qemu/firmware");
+    virFileWrapperClearPrefixes();
 
 #endif /* WITH_QEMU */
 
@@ -476,8 +474,6 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_BHYVE("fbuf", "/usr/sbin/bhyve", &bhyve_caps, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_BHYVE);
 #endif /* WITH_BHYVE */
 
-    virFileWrapperClearPrefixes();
-
     return ret;
 }