diff --git a/tests/test_ip.sh b/tests/test_ip.sh
index e9cbcca4a4..add8d1ae65 100755
--- a/tests/test_ip.sh
+++ b/tests/test_ip.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ TOP=$(cd $(dirname "$0")/.. && pwd)
 # Import common functions
 source $TOP/functions
 
-# Import configuration
-source $TOP/openrc
-
 
 echo "Testing IP addr functions"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh b/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh
index 7e96bae7bb..6e1b515efd 100755
--- a/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh
+++ b/tests/test_libs_from_pypi.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ TOP=$(cd $(dirname "$0")/.. && pwd)
 
 export TOP_DIR=$TOP
 
+# we don't actually care about the HOST_IP
+HOST_IP="don't care"
 # Import common functions
 source $TOP/functions
 source $TOP/stackrc