diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/aggregation/dfuse_space_check.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/aggregation/dfuse_space_check.yaml
index 47ae21d4de5..dc8e9013174 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/aggregation/dfuse_space_check.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/aggregation/dfuse_space_check.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-server_manager:
-  srv_timeout: 500
 hosts:
   test_servers: 1
   test_clients: 1
@@ -14,7 +12,6 @@ server_config:
 pool:
   scm_size: 200MB
   nvme_size: 1GiB  # Minimum for 1 target
-  svcn: 1
 container:
   type: POSIX
   control_method: daos
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/sparse_file.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/sparse_file.yaml
index 0e77acfe41a..5b30160a012 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/sparse_file.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/sparse_file.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-server_manager:
-  srv_timeout: 500
 hosts:
   test_servers: 1
   test_clients: 1
@@ -14,7 +12,6 @@ server_config:
 pool:
   scm_size: 200000000
   nvme_size: 1073741824
-  svcn: 1
 container:
   type: POSIX
   control_method: daos
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/osa/offline_drain.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/osa/offline_drain.yaml
index 5e4651e499f..a8776edd4a4 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/osa/offline_drain.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/osa/offline_drain.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-server_manager:
-  srv_timeout: 500
 hosts:
   test_servers: 3
   test_clients: 1
@@ -35,7 +33,6 @@ pool:
   scm_size: 12000000000
   nvme_size: 108000000000
   svcn: 4
-  control_method: dmg
   rebuild_timeout: 240
   properties: scrub:timed
 container:
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/osa/offline_parallel_test.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/osa/offline_parallel_test.yaml
index 4f0af968d3a..e8dd4563339 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/osa/offline_parallel_test.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/osa/offline_parallel_test.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-server_manager:
-  srv_timeout: 500
 hosts:
   test_servers: server-[1-2]
   test_clients: 1
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ pool:
   scm_size: 6000000000
   nvme_size: 54000000000
   svcn: 4
-  control_method: dmg
 container:
   type: POSIX
   control_method: daos
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/osa/online_drain.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/osa/online_drain.yaml
index 335f9967f22..ea59572d8f4 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/osa/online_drain.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/osa/online_drain.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-server_manager:
-  srv_timeout: 500
 hosts:
   test_servers: 3
   test_clients: 1
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/util/yaml_utils.py b/src/tests/ftest/util/yaml_utils.py
index 1bb969e4049..c5a21847881 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/util/yaml_utils.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/util/yaml_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-(C) Copyright 2020-2023 Intel Corporation.
+(C) Copyright 2020-2024 Intel Corporation.
 
 SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
 """
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ class YamlUpdater():
         ("pool_query_timeout", "_timeout", int),
         ("pool_query_delay", "_timeout", int),
         ("rebuild_timeout", "_timeout", int),
-        ("srv_timeout", "_timeout", int),
         ("storage_prepare_timeout", "_timeout", int),
         ("storage_format_timeout", "_timeout", int),
     ]