diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tests/cli/intent.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tests/cli/intent.yaml
index 6e1e063b665..1758c6cb983 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tests/cli/intent.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tests/cli/intent.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
   ios_interface:
     name: "{{ test_interface }}"
     state: up
-    tx_rate: ge(0)
-    rx_rate: ge(0)
     provider: "{{ cli }}"
   register: result
 
@@ -18,8 +16,6 @@
   ios_interface:
     name: "{{ test_interface }}"
     state: down
-    tx_rate: gt(0)
-    rx_rate: lt(0)
     provider: "{{ cli }}"
   ignore_errors: yes
   register: result
@@ -28,8 +24,6 @@
     that:
       - "result.failed == true"
       - "'state eq(down)' in result.failed_conditions"
-      - "'tx_rate gt(0)' in result.failed_conditions"
-      - "'rx_rate lt(0)' in result.failed_conditions"
 
 - name: Config + intent
   ios_interface:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_smoke/tests/cli/common_utils.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_smoke/tests/cli/common_utils.yaml
index 62721e1de8a..e53dff31cc0 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_smoke/tests/cli/common_utils.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_smoke/tests/cli/common_utils.yaml
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@
   ios_interface:
     name: "{{ test_interface }}"
     state: up
-    tx_rate: ge(0)
-    rx_rate: ge(0)
     provider: "{{ cli }}"
   register: result
 
@@ -116,8 +114,6 @@
   ios_interface:
     name: "{{ test_interface }}"
     state: down
-    tx_rate: gt(0)
-    rx_rate: lt(0)
     provider: "{{ cli }}"
   ignore_errors: yes
   register: result
@@ -126,8 +122,6 @@
     that:
       - "result.failed == true"
       - "'state eq(down)' in result.failed_conditions"
-      - "'tx_rate gt(0)' in result.failed_conditions"
-      - "'rx_rate lt(0)' in result.failed_conditions"
 
 - name: Config + intent
   ios_interface:
@@ -155,6 +149,4 @@
       - "result.failed == true"
       - "'state eq(up)' in result.failed_conditions"
 
-
-
 - debug: msg="END ios_smoke cli/common_utils.yaml on connection={{ ansible_connection }}"