diff --git a/tests/data/test1080 b/tests/data/test1080
index ae37fb7fd7c7fb4646aecb243c8d8efc5f52d0bf..e0f7d62ae4891c0734e6160914d5c654426bcfe3 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1080
+++ b/tests/data/test1080
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Host: %HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
 Accept: */*
 
 </protocol>
-<stdout mode="text">
+<stdout>
 HTTP/1.1 301 This is a weirdo text message swsclose
 Location: data/10800002.txt?coolsite=yes
 Content-Length: 62
diff --git a/tests/data/test1081 b/tests/data/test1081
index d290020b6920ed3aee84b0ca2352d214b34f3e96..d9f895fd26c6c1a711030253c2ff9bb6381fd798 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1081
+++ b/tests/data/test1081
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Host: %HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT
 Accept: */*
 
 </protocol>
-<stdout mode="text">
+<stdout>
 HTTP/1.1 301 This is a weirdo text message swsclose
 Location: data/10810099.txt?coolsite=yes
 Content-Length: 62
diff --git a/tests/data/test1099 b/tests/data/test1099
index f81e6017b08a2800fb02152c2bc545e1955a4961..cde4039746cc48cd7e71b32e1e92820551eccec4 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1099
+++ b/tests/data/test1099
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ opcode: 1
 filename: /1099
 mode: octet
 </protocol>
-<stdout mode="text">
+<stdout>
 data for 1099
 </stdout>
 </verify>
diff --git a/tests/data/test1221 b/tests/data/test1221
index a0e3d74b7aa9d9aaa4bb953ae5a6097fa1889273..a2a8b3fada9a3cdf1b0bcc4475e218f3a9df348d 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1221
+++ b/tests/data/test1221
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ none
 <verify>
 <file1 name="log/stderr1221" mode="text">
 </file1>
-<file2 name="log/stdout1221" mode="text">
+<file2 name="log/stdout1221">
 Testing curl_10char_object_name...
 
 result: 16AFKPQRST expected: 16AFKPQRST input: 123__678__ABC__FGH__KLM__PQRSTUV
diff --git a/tests/data/test1330 b/tests/data/test1330
index 2aba0cecc43950c8f52210527b0a2091835a28f2..1fb5a66876e5248d5b29468f529b8c7fb087c336 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1330
+++ b/tests/data/test1330
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ nothing
 #
 # Verify data after the test has been "shot"
 <verify>
-<file name="log/memdump" mode="text">
+<file name="log/memdump">
 MEM unit1330.c: malloc()
 MEM unit1330.c: free()
 </file>
diff --git a/tests/data/test1348 b/tests/data/test1348
index 77f2c0f5a64ab05363295c426e6598f48bfebccc..5f374cb2feca01b0eb8923cfa26ca74b6892b408 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1348
+++ b/tests/data/test1348
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ RETR file1348
 QUIT
 </protocol>
 
-<file1 name="log/file1348" mode="text">
+<file1 name="log/file1348">
 fooo
 mooo
 </file1>
 
-<file2 name="log/stdout1348" mode="text">
+<file2 name="log/stdout1348">
 </file2>
 
 </verify>
diff --git a/tests/data/test1378 b/tests/data/test1378
index 6b24f997c25f11bc3abe04031c623b7b7ae1cd56..e004afcaf2c74e63ced7079159d907c807507771 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1378
+++ b/tests/data/test1378
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ RETR file1378
 QUIT
 </protocol>
 
-<file1 name="log/download1378" mode="text">
+<file1 name="log/download1378">
 fooo
 mooo
 </file1>
 
-<file2 name="log/stdout1378" mode="text">
+<file2 name="log/stdout1378">
 </file2>
 
 </verify>
diff --git a/tests/data/test1385 b/tests/data/test1385
index cc392795ca06f55f4a4c3c63c4faf914d3d3f43e..ee35ab7046961e085f26ec74ce1d8eec33ddff6e 100644
--- a/tests/data/test1385
+++ b/tests/data/test1385
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ RETR file1385
 QUIT
 </protocol>
 
-<file1 name="log/download1385" mode="text">
+<file1 name="log/download1385">
 fooo
 mooo
 </file1>
 
-<file2 name="log/stdout1385" mode="text">
+<file2 name="log/stdout1385">
 </file2>
 
 </verify>
diff --git a/tests/data/test96 b/tests/data/test96
index 865aff9c324b04f597fa5d03bb2459918e31a30d..55a86cefc430565bd99ec12fab99be7b976a7d93 100644
--- a/tests/data/test96
+++ b/tests/data/test96
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ curl memory tracking operational
 #
 # Verify data after the test has been "shot"
 <verify>
-<file name="log/memdump" mode="text">
+<file name="log/memdump">
 MEM tool_paramhlp.c
 MEM tool_cfgable.c
 </file>