diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-specifier.service b/test/test-execute/exec-specifier.service
index 321d0e338a8..2b487bae8c1 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-specifier.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-specifier.service
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ ExecStart=sh -c 'test %g = $$(id -gn)'
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test %G = $$(id -g)'
 ExecStart=test %h = /root
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test -x %s'
-ExecStart=sh -c 'test %m = $$(cat /etc/machine-id)'
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test %b = $$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id | sed -e 's/-//g')'
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test %H = $$(uname -n)'
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test %v = $$(uname -r)'
diff --git a/test/test-execute/exec-specifier@.service b/test/test-execute/exec-specifier@.service
index 46c8503f1d8..69e969f716d 100644
--- a/test/test-execute/exec-specifier@.service
+++ b/test/test-execute/exec-specifier@.service
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ ExecStart=sh -c 'test %g = $$(id -gn)'
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test %G = $$(id -g)'
 ExecStart=test %h = /root
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test -x %s'
-ExecStart=sh -c 'test %m = $$(cat /etc/machine-id)'
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test %b = $$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id | sed -e 's/-//g')'
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test %H = $$(uname -n)'
 ExecStart=sh -c 'test %v = $$(uname -r)'