diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_system/tests/common/set_hostname.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_system/tests/common/set_hostname.yaml
index 9ff1840da4b..9509d60b57e 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_system/tests/common/set_hostname.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_system/tests/common/set_hostname.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 - block:
   - name: setup
     nxos_config:
-      lines: "hostname {{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      lines: "hostname switch"
       match: none
 
   - name: configure hostname
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   always:
   - name: teardown
     nxos_config:
-      lines: "hostname {{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+      lines: "hostname switch"
       match: none
 
 
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/nxos_system/tests/nxapi/net_system.yaml b/test/integration/targets/nxos_system/tests/nxapi/net_system.yaml
index 06bd8609a4d..e7810f7fc53 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/nxos_system/tests/nxapi/net_system.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/nxos_system/tests/nxapi/net_system.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - debug: msg="START nxos nxapi/net_system.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"
-- debug: msg="Using provider={{ connection.transport }}"
 
 # Add minimal testcase to check args are passed correctly to
 # implementation module and module run is successful.