diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r1/ospfd.conf b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r1/ospfd.conf
index ba13146561..75f38d0058 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r1/ospfd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r1/ospfd.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 !
 hostname r1
-password zebra
-log file /tmp/r1-ospfd.log
 !
 interface r1-eth0 vrf r1-ospf-cust1
   ip ospf hello-interval 1
diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r1/zebra.conf b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r1/zebra.conf
index 56d7a9764e..1c08f1e263 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r1/zebra.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r1/zebra.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 ! debug zebra event
 !
 hostname r1
-password zebra
-log file /tmp/r1-zebra.log
 !
 interface r1-eth0 vrf r1-ospf-cust1
  ip address 10.0.1.1/24
diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r2/ospfd.conf b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r2/ospfd.conf
index 01b6b1526b..3cd69bb8ff 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r2/ospfd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r2/ospfd.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 !
 hostname r2
-password zebra
-log file /tmp/r2-ospfd.log
 !
 interface r2-eth0 vrf r2-ospf-cust1
   ip ospf hello-interval 1
diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r2/zebra.conf b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r2/zebra.conf
index 6ff72d1267..f997028c74 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r2/zebra.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r2/zebra.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 !
 hostname r2
-password zebra
-log file /tmp/r2-zebra.log
 !
 interface r2-eth0 vrf r2-ospf-cust1
  ip address 10.0.2.1/24
diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r3/ospfd.conf b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r3/ospfd.conf
index abfaa5b9ef..4581a609b4 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r3/ospfd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r3/ospfd.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 !
 hostname r3
-password zebra
-log file /tmp/r3-ospfd.log
 !
 !
 interface r3-eth0 vrf r3-ospf-cust1
diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r3/zebra.conf b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r3/zebra.conf
index 1534150048..4053d94a63 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r3/zebra.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf_netns_vrf/r3/zebra.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 !
 hostname r3
-password zebra
-log file /tmp/r3-zebra.log
 !
 interface r3-eth0 vrf r3-ospf-cust1
  ip address 10.0.3.1/24