diff --git a/tests/nvme/041 b/tests/nvme/041
index d6845628726e..f1fa00c0f420 100755
--- a/tests/nvme/041
+++ b/tests/nvme/041
@@ -38,16 +38,13 @@ test() {
 
 	# Test unauthenticated connection (should fail)
 	echo "Test unauthenticated connection (should fail)"
-	_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-			     --hostid "${def_hostid}"
+	_nvme_connect_subsys
 
 	_nvme_disconnect_subsys
 
 	# Test authenticated connection
 	echo "Test authenticated connection"
-	_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-			     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-			     --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
+	_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
 
 	_nvme_disconnect_subsys
 
diff --git a/tests/nvme/042 b/tests/nvme/042
index 480e1cba9d19..a9e79c6a13b4 100755
--- a/tests/nvme/042
+++ b/tests/nvme/042
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ test() {
 		fi
 		_set_nvmet_hostkey "${def_hostnqn}" "${hostkey}"
 
-		_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-				     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-				     --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
+		_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
 
 		_nvme_disconnect_subsys
 	done
@@ -57,9 +55,7 @@ test() {
 		fi
 		_set_nvmet_hostkey "${def_hostnqn}" "${hostkey}"
 
-		_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-				     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-				     --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
+		_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
 
 		_nvme_disconnect_subsys
 	done
diff --git a/tests/nvme/043 b/tests/nvme/043
index dd48035dd967..4589423d4335 100755
--- a/tests/nvme/043
+++ b/tests/nvme/043
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ test() {
 
 		_set_nvmet_hash "${def_hostnqn}" "${hash}"
 
-		_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-				     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-				     --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
+		_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
 
 		_nvme_disconnect_subsys
 	done
@@ -58,9 +56,7 @@ test() {
 
 		_set_nvmet_dhgroup "${def_hostnqn}" "${dhgroup}"
 
-		_nvme_connect_subsys  --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-				      --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-				      --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
+		_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
 
 		_nvme_disconnect_subsys
 	done
diff --git a/tests/nvme/044 b/tests/nvme/044
index 624b832c0cc6..8b8859068660 100755
--- a/tests/nvme/044
+++ b/tests/nvme/044
@@ -49,18 +49,14 @@ test() {
 
 	# Step 1: Connect with host authentication only
 	echo "Test host authentication"
-	_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-			     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-			     --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
+	_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}"
 
 	_nvme_disconnect_subsys
 
 	# Step 2: Connect with host authentication
 	# and invalid ctrl authentication
 	echo "Test invalid ctrl authentication (should fail)"
-	_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-			     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-			     --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}" \
+	_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}" \
 			     --dhchap-ctrl-secret "${hostkey}"
 
 	_nvme_disconnect_subsys
@@ -68,9 +64,7 @@ test() {
 	# Step 3: Connect with host authentication
 	# and valid ctrl authentication
 	echo "Test valid ctrl authentication"
-	_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-			     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-			     --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}" \
+	_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}" \
 			     --dhchap-ctrl-secret "${ctrlkey}"
 
 	_nvme_disconnect_subsys
@@ -79,9 +73,7 @@ test() {
 	# and invalid ctrl key
 	echo "Test invalid ctrl key (should fail)"
 	invkey="DHHC-1:00:Jc/My1o0qtLCWRp+sHhAVafdfaS7YQOMYhk9zSmlatobqB8C:"
-	_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-			     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-			     --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}" \
+	_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}" \
 			     --dhchap-ctrl-secret "${invkey}"
 
 	_nvme_disconnect_subsys
diff --git a/tests/nvme/045 b/tests/nvme/045
index 257898724ca0..adc86b89ccc5 100755
--- a/tests/nvme/045
+++ b/tests/nvme/045
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ test() {
 
 	_set_nvmet_dhgroup "${def_hostnqn}" "ffdhe2048"
 
-	_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-			     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-			     --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}" \
+	_nvme_connect_subsys --dhchap-secret "${hostkey}" \
 			     --dhchap-ctrl-secret "${ctrlkey}"
 
 	echo "Re-authenticate with original host key"
diff --git a/tests/nvme/048 b/tests/nvme/048
index 79620e0d0879..0b299a91288b 100755
--- a/tests/nvme/048
+++ b/tests/nvme/048
@@ -99,9 +99,7 @@ test() {
 	_nvmet_target_setup --blkdev file
 
 	if [[ -f "${cfs_path}/attr_qid_max" ]] ; then
-		_nvme_connect_subsys --hostnqn "${def_hostnqn}" \
-				     --hostid "${def_hostid}" \
-				     --keep-alive-tmo 1 \
+		_nvme_connect_subsys --keep-alive-tmo 1 \
 				     --reconnect-delay 2
 
 		if ! nvmf_wait_for_state "${def_subsysnqn}" "live" ; then
