diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/001 b/tests/qemu-iotests/001
index ffd14e2ce9..55dcbb71d9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/001
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/001
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=hch@lst.de
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/002 b/tests/qemu-iotests/002
index d4f8e91b91..74572b4711 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/002
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/002
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=hch@lst.de
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/003 b/tests/qemu-iotests/003
index 19889b9fcd..bf2595559b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/003
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/003
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=hch@lst.de
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/004 b/tests/qemu-iotests/004
index 6f2aa3d9a2..841b15dfac 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/004
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/004
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=hch@lst.de
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/005 b/tests/qemu-iotests/005
index 444737751f..8aa4283a4d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/005
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/005
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ owner=hch@lst.de
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/007 b/tests/qemu-iotests/007
index fa543eeb7d..b983022a7f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/007
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/007
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/008 b/tests/qemu-iotests/008
index 8e89d74fe9..8dfa10bcb8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/008
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/008
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=hch@lst.de
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/009 b/tests/qemu-iotests/009
index 16e4475ca4..73ae09db69 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/009
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/009
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/010 b/tests/qemu-iotests/010
index 151dac238d..751aca9813 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/010
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/010
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/011 b/tests/qemu-iotests/011
index f8d044ec85..35909564a9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/011
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/011
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/012 b/tests/qemu-iotests/012
index 01a770d59c..de9a5fb4d5 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/012
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/012
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=hch@lst.de
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/013 b/tests/qemu-iotests/013
index d013f87da9..5e1efcee28 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/013
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/013
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/014 b/tests/qemu-iotests/014
index 2ea79e8c8b..9ade571a95 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/014
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/014
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/015 b/tests/qemu-iotests/015
index aaf9c3f415..21f7d42c84 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/015
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/015
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/017 b/tests/qemu-iotests/017
index 4f9302db42..1ac6f74502 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/017
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/017
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/018 b/tests/qemu-iotests/018
index 1d39d35c47..bba30a1be2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/018
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/018
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/019 b/tests/qemu-iotests/019
index 24a789a25c..8f911a79c1 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/019
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/019
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/020 b/tests/qemu-iotests/020
index eac5080f83..6b972d082f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/020
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/020
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/021 b/tests/qemu-iotests/021
index 11e8ed7187..c15ebf9eb8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/021
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/021
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=hch@lst.de
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/022 b/tests/qemu-iotests/022
index 2452a9f86a..44765c7b7a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/022
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/022
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/023 b/tests/qemu-iotests/023
index 497ae1ed17..c8e1b9a761 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/023
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/023
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/024 b/tests/qemu-iotests/024
index 4071ed6093..428b5c815d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/024
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/024
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/025 b/tests/qemu-iotests/025
index 70dd5f10aa..fcd4d97c17 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/025
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/025
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/026 b/tests/qemu-iotests/026
index 582d254195..31276d9027 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/026
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/026
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/027 b/tests/qemu-iotests/027
index 08593da775..2c46ae1457 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/027
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/027
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/028 b/tests/qemu-iotests/028
index 97a8869251..a2a7c93bcd 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/028
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/028
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ owner=stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/029 b/tests/qemu-iotests/029
index 5cff6875bf..cf0fe0f6a6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/029
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/029
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/031 b/tests/qemu-iotests/031
index 1e08abc5ed..ac0dfaed7d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/031
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/031
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/032 b/tests/qemu-iotests/032
index 24bcb52fc2..3e86bb0111 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/032
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/032
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/033 b/tests/qemu-iotests/033
index ee8a1338bb..46b91388ef 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/033
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/033
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=pbonzini@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/034 b/tests/qemu-iotests/034
index 1b28bdae63..62812cd53c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/034
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/034
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/035 b/tests/qemu-iotests/035
index efc38e4d49..a5716caf32 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/035
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/035
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/036 b/tests/qemu-iotests/036
index ce638d6076..4e76602a93 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/036
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/036
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ owner=stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/037 b/tests/qemu-iotests/037
index c476b823d2..2e43b19ed0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/037
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/037
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/038 b/tests/qemu-iotests/038
index d99a1501d7..4e03976023 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/038
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/038
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/039 b/tests/qemu-iotests/039
index 1f48339692..b3c344cb27 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/039
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/039
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ owner=stefanha@linux.vnet.ibm.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/042 b/tests/qemu-iotests/042
index a53e7cb757..beaa339000 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/042
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/042
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/043 b/tests/qemu-iotests/043
index 1c6c22d92a..fc9005b28f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/043
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/043
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/046 b/tests/qemu-iotests/046
index f2ebecf24c..01c0de62d8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/046
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/046
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/047 b/tests/qemu-iotests/047
index 1b8f3d4a64..c168373cf0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/047
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/047
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/049 b/tests/qemu-iotests/049
index df35b6d21e..4d0ad5cd50 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/049
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/049
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/050 b/tests/qemu-iotests/050
index 03b4a5d620..963a0db97f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/050
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/050
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=pbonzini@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/051 b/tests/qemu-iotests/051
index 25d3b2d478..a676da8273 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/051
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/051
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/052 b/tests/qemu-iotests/052
index 842eaced3b..b992adf4ff 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/052
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/052
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/053 b/tests/qemu-iotests/053
index 2a04f5f551..afa109c950 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/053
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/053
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/054 b/tests/qemu-iotests/054
index bf47ef9fac..cf88a7c76e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/054
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/054
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/058 b/tests/qemu-iotests/058
index 5eb8784669..0d741a7cac 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/058
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/058
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=xiawenc@linux.vnet.ibm.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 nbd_unix_socket=$TEST_DIR/test_qemu_nbd_socket
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/059 b/tests/qemu-iotests/059
index 530bbbe6ce..54d5567acc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/059
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/059
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=famz@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/060 b/tests/qemu-iotests/060
index 74ad371885..af0588ae9a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/060
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/060
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/061 b/tests/qemu-iotests/061
index 911b6f2894..1a50163419 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/061
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/061
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/062 b/tests/qemu-iotests/062
index 051fb9f410..985fbef41e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/062
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/062
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/063 b/tests/qemu-iotests/063
index adc037c1f5..041fb5c1ac 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/063
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/063
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=alex@alex.org.uk
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/064 b/tests/qemu-iotests/064
index 5792fbbc92..f55ff37ca7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/064
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/064
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/066 b/tests/qemu-iotests/066
index 8638217736..26c043711b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/066
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/066
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/067 b/tests/qemu-iotests/067
index fe259f6165..f8d584f487 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/067
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/067
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 # get standard environment, filters and checks
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/068 b/tests/qemu-iotests/068
index e7fca6a494..f0583d52ae 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/068
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/068
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/069 b/tests/qemu-iotests/069
index 96e55ef216..fdee121f43 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/069
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/069
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/070 b/tests/qemu-iotests/070
index 8d08d74ff9..78e0390f5f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/070
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/070
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/071 b/tests/qemu-iotests/071
index 48b495513f..6448e9e75b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/071
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/071
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/072 b/tests/qemu-iotests/072
index aa027c7d29..08ef29f5b4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/072
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/072
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/073 b/tests/qemu-iotests/073
index 40f85b18b9..5e7f76cb7f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/073
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/073
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/075 b/tests/qemu-iotests/075
index caa30d4743..45b8901ef0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/075
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/075
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/076 b/tests/qemu-iotests/076
index ef9e6a4ff3..3b5ab3fd08 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/076
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/076
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/077 b/tests/qemu-iotests/077
index b3c6fb1370..a40f319d37 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/077
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/077
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/078 b/tests/qemu-iotests/078
index a106c26f6b..68d0ea8802 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/078
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/078
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/079 b/tests/qemu-iotests/079
index b2e3f7426a..fca2f77d37 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/079
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/079
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=hutao@cn.fujitsu.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/080 b/tests/qemu-iotests/080
index f0eb42f390..cec2376f59 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/080
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/080
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/081 b/tests/qemu-iotests/081
index 9f1dece271..ccb6becaef 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/081
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/081
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=benoit@irqsave.net
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/082 b/tests/qemu-iotests/082
index 3e605d52d1..14f6631071 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/082
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/082
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/083 b/tests/qemu-iotests/083
index 9f92317b0a..89f67db70f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/083
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/083
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/084 b/tests/qemu-iotests/084
index 04f2aa9d7d..e131fa9642 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/084
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/084
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/085 b/tests/qemu-iotests/085
index 5c7668cf9b..2ef84077b8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/085
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/085
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 snapshot_virt0="snapshot-v0.qcow2"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/086 b/tests/qemu-iotests/086
index 84e3835071..971de7dc35 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/086
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/086
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/087 b/tests/qemu-iotests/087
index 2561a14456..109cdf5ea4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/087
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/087
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 # get standard environment, filters and checks
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/088 b/tests/qemu-iotests/088
index b8076f216b..c5e9ab42c7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/088
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/088
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/089 b/tests/qemu-iotests/089
index aa1ba4a98e..3165d79e2a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/089
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/089
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/090 b/tests/qemu-iotests/090
index 7380503d57..1450993e15 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/090
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/090
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/091 b/tests/qemu-iotests/091
index 10ac4a8d73..2f2f98ee64 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/091
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/091
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1    # failure is the default!
 
 MIG_FIFO="${TEST_DIR}/migrate"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/092 b/tests/qemu-iotests/092
index 5bbdd071d8..8e318f10b9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/092
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/092
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/094 b/tests/qemu-iotests/094
index 9aa01e3627..7adc9b9138 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/094
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/094
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/095 b/tests/qemu-iotests/095
index 72ecc22e1b..9fc47f6b87 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/095
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/095
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/097 b/tests/qemu-iotests/097
index e22670c8d0..7234b16053 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/097
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/097
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/098 b/tests/qemu-iotests/098
index b002e969b3..c7977da99a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/098
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/098
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/099 b/tests/qemu-iotests/099
index caaf58eee5..4a6275d4bc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/099
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/099
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/101 b/tests/qemu-iotests/101
index ea53f8b8d3..3001ba3c0a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/101
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/101
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/102 b/tests/qemu-iotests/102
index 04b3f28445..29a6a940e2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/102
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/102
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq=$(basename $0)
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=$PWD
 status=1    # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/103 b/tests/qemu-iotests/103
index 2841318492..66f8167f02 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/103
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/103
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq=$(basename $0)
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=$PWD
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/104 b/tests/qemu-iotests/104
index 726d467052..34bb0d23ba 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/104
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/104
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=hutao@cn.fujitsu.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 trap "exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/105 b/tests/qemu-iotests/105
index 3db4ce3cf3..943bda2f4f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/105
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/105
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=famz@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/106 b/tests/qemu-iotests/106
index 5e51f88a78..4129fee6bc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/106
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/106
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq=$(basename $0)
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=$PWD
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/107 b/tests/qemu-iotests/107
index d7222dc1c9..5d70ad2007 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/107
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/107
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/108 b/tests/qemu-iotests/108
index 2355d98c1d..58e8ad7636 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/108
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/108
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/109 b/tests/qemu-iotests/109
index acbd079136..90bdae459b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/109
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/109
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/110 b/tests/qemu-iotests/110
index 9de7369f3a..b64b3b215a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/110
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/110
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/111 b/tests/qemu-iotests/111
index a1c152d0c1..e15e66ac5d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/111
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/111
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/112 b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
index 28eb9aae93..fba2965322 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/112
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/112
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/113 b/tests/qemu-iotests/113
index 4e09810905..d8d78c46dc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/113
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/113
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/114 b/tests/qemu-iotests/114
index 5b7dc5496c..e17fb514cb 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/114
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/114
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/115 b/tests/qemu-iotests/115
index 665c2ead41..0581e03c26 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/115
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/115
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/116 b/tests/qemu-iotests/116
index df0172fed3..f8a27b9c02 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/116
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/116
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ owner=stefanha@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/117 b/tests/qemu-iotests/117
index 6c83461182..e533e230a3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/117
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/117
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/119 b/tests/qemu-iotests/119
index 4f34fb4343..32810d52c9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/119
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/119
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/120 b/tests/qemu-iotests/120
index f40b97d099..76afdf449b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/120
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/120
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/121 b/tests/qemu-iotests/121
index 6d6f55a5dc..d2885c700f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/121
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/121
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/122 b/tests/qemu-iotests/122
index d8c8ad722d..eab3399dd6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/122
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/122
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/123 b/tests/qemu-iotests/123
index b18e3fca9a..168b985c8b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/123
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/123
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/125 b/tests/qemu-iotests/125
index c20c71570c..778c874933 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/125
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/125
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq=$(basename $0)
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=$PWD
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/126 b/tests/qemu-iotests/126
index a2d4d6c73d..91148383ad 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/126
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/126
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 # get standard environment, filters and checks
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/127 b/tests/qemu-iotests/127
index 9e0d7d3be8..c9139ed5e6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/127
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/127
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq=$(basename $0)
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=$PWD
 status=1    # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/128 b/tests/qemu-iotests/128
index 0976a18133..925f5c7e98 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/128
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/128
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 devname="eiodev$$"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/130 b/tests/qemu-iotests/130
index 2c4b94da1b..f2f2706b28 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/130
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/130
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/131 b/tests/qemu-iotests/131
index 94a9ae76af..58c25f7abe 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/131
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/131
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=den@openvz.org
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/133 b/tests/qemu-iotests/133
index af6b3e1dd4..a9a47a3c36 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/133
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/133
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/134 b/tests/qemu-iotests/134
index 99144151b8..cacabcd28b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/134
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/134
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=berrange@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/135 b/tests/qemu-iotests/135
index ce608312f6..a18a0c7230 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/135
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/135
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/137 b/tests/qemu-iotests/137
index 19e8597306..09cd4450ca 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/137
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/137
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/138 b/tests/qemu-iotests/138
index 21650d8197..eccbcae3a6 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/138
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/138
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/140 b/tests/qemu-iotests/140
index a8fc95145c..d4623b5a5d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/140
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/140
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/141 b/tests/qemu-iotests/141
index 4246d387a1..e2408c7988 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/141
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/141
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/142 b/tests/qemu-iotests/142
index 1639c83985..c7c360d11b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/142
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/142
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/143 b/tests/qemu-iotests/143
index 5ff1944507..d6302cc06d 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/143
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/143
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/144 b/tests/qemu-iotests/144
index 4b915718cd..118c099994 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/144
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/144
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 TMP_SNAP1=${TEST_DIR}/tmp.qcow2
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/145 b/tests/qemu-iotests/145
index c371b3c46a..6ce8a46f92 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/145
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/145
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/146 b/tests/qemu-iotests/146
index 043711be68..3f61351ffe 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/146
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/146
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1    # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/150 b/tests/qemu-iotests/150
index ee8f6375f6..955b877efa 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/150
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/150
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/153 b/tests/qemu-iotests/153
index 0daeb1b005..00092b84b9 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/153
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/153
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=famz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 tmp=/tmp/$$
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/154 b/tests/qemu-iotests/154
index fde03b0dc8..4a4abf0589 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/154
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/154
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/156 b/tests/qemu-iotests/156
index 0a9a09802e..f97f96f666 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/156
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/156
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/157 b/tests/qemu-iotests/157
index 2bf02be465..c3231b787a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/157
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/157
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/158 b/tests/qemu-iotests/158
index 24ac600a4a..d277ddcc94 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/158
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/158
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=berrange@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/159 b/tests/qemu-iotests/159
index 9b0e1ecc90..e74b2739de 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/159
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/159
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ owner=fullmanet@gmail.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/160 b/tests/qemu-iotests/160
index 5c910e5bfc..92fff45d10 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/160
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/160
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ owner=fullmanet@gmail.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/162 b/tests/qemu-iotests/162
index 477a806360..ef02d844a2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/162
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/162
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/170 b/tests/qemu-iotests/170
index b79359fc4e..861eabf5cc 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/170
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/170
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ owner=fullmanet@gmail.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/171 b/tests/qemu-iotests/171
index bcfaaf1be2..5b46069fde 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/171
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/171
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=tgolembi@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/172 b/tests/qemu-iotests/172
index 02c5f79bab..c5ee33ee81 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/172
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/172
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/173 b/tests/qemu-iotests/173
index bdaa092979..1fe8c5d738 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/173
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/173
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1    # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/174 b/tests/qemu-iotests/174
index 552879db32..d8bb05c4e2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/174
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/174
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=nirsof@gmail.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/175 b/tests/qemu-iotests/175
index ca56e827cd..ebbeb6e74c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/175
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/175
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=nirsof@gmail.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/176 b/tests/qemu-iotests/176
index 32baa116dd..c091d0bd1e 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/176
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/176
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/177 b/tests/qemu-iotests/177
index 396986da89..7bf8e1daf3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/177
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/177
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=eblake@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/178 b/tests/qemu-iotests/178
index 6af52c653a..3f4b4a4564 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/178
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/178
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=stefanha@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1    # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/179 b/tests/qemu-iotests/179
index 115944a753..3040631636 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/179
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/179
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=eblake@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/181 b/tests/qemu-iotests/181
index e02979378d..0c44108dac 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/181
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/181
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 MIG_SOCKET="${TEST_DIR}/migrate"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/182 b/tests/qemu-iotests/182
index 3b7689c1d5..9e078c5484 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/182
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/182
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=famz@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 tmp=/tmp/$$
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/183 b/tests/qemu-iotests/183
index c49e1ad6ef..ebb5e304ac 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/183
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/183
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1 # failure is the default!
 
 MIG_SOCKET="${TEST_DIR}/migrate"
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/184 b/tests/qemu-iotests/184
index 2b68284d58..2f3259d558 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/184
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/184
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner="Manos Pitsidianakis"
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 trap "exit \$status" 0 1 2 3 15
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/185 b/tests/qemu-iotests/185
index 7dcfdeac60..d8f1505cd8 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/185
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/185
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1 # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/186 b/tests/qemu-iotests/186
index 0aa4395a57..29681bf45c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/186
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/186
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/187 b/tests/qemu-iotests/187
index 7bb783363c..1feddca508 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/187
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/187
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/188 b/tests/qemu-iotests/188
index 83ed03e33e..af40e496ee 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/188
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/188
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=berrange@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/189 b/tests/qemu-iotests/189
index e695475722..222bec133b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/189
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/189
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=berrange@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/190 b/tests/qemu-iotests/190
index 8f808fef5d..95ba06d8f4 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/190
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/190
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=eblake@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1    # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/191 b/tests/qemu-iotests/191
index d6860e72f7..198272ea3b 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/191
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/191
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1 # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/192 b/tests/qemu-iotests/192
index 595f0d786a..415c706db5 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/192
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/192
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=famz@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/195 b/tests/qemu-iotests/195
index e7a403ded2..f56f255715 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/195
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/195
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1 # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/197 b/tests/qemu-iotests/197
index 0369aa5cff..8170f5d4ab 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/197
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/197
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=eblake@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1 # failure is the default!
 
 # get standard environment, filters and checks
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/198 b/tests/qemu-iotests/198
index 54eaaf5153..4d961f4f3a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/198
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/198
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=berrange@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/200 b/tests/qemu-iotests/200
index ddbdedc476..b9ebd5a8c7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/200
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/200
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1    # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/204 b/tests/qemu-iotests/204
index feb69d2ada..57f3afe1d7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/204
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/204
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=eblake@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/214 b/tests/qemu-iotests/214
index c46ca2a6dd..7a2d5391bb 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/214
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/214
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 seq=$(basename "$0")
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=$PWD
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/215 b/tests/qemu-iotests/215
index 2e616ed659..230fd2551a 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/215
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/215
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1 # failure is the default!
 
 # get standard environment, filters and checks
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/221 b/tests/qemu-iotests/221
index 41c4e4bdf8..06f48f1f23 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/221
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/221
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1 # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/223 b/tests/qemu-iotests/223
index 8b1859c2dd..58a3f3ff40 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/223
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/223
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1 # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/225 b/tests/qemu-iotests/225
index f2ee715685..e42ee94ff0 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/225
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/225
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=mreitz@redhat.com
 seq=$(basename $0)
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=$PWD
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/226 b/tests/qemu-iotests/226
index 8ec3e612dd..aec413b23c 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/226
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/226
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=jsnow@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1    # failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/227 b/tests/qemu-iotests/227
index 9a5f7f9f14..43f2323ff2 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/227
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/227
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=$(basename $0)
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=$PWD
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/229 b/tests/qemu-iotests/229
index ff851ec431..86602437ff 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/229
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/229
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq="$(basename $0)"
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here="$PWD"
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/231 b/tests/qemu-iotests/231
index 3e283708b4..e9f8aaacd3 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/231
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/231
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ owner=jcody@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/232 b/tests/qemu-iotests/232
index bc2972d124..b125e54093 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/232
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/232
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ owner=kwolf@redhat.com
 seq=`basename $0`
 echo "QA output created by $seq"
 
-here=`pwd`
 status=1	# failure is the default!
 
 _cleanup()