diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/tasks/subcommands.yml b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/tasks/subcommands.yml
index 1d0d8ee1c0..ba4ecbbafe 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/tasks/subcommands.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/tasks/subcommands.yml
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@
     that:
       - cmd.stdout == "dummy2"
 
-- name: Get dummymain alternatives output
-  command:
-    argv: '{{ alternatives_command }} --display dummymain'
-  register: result
-
-- name: Print result
-  debug:
-    var: result.stdout_lines
-
 - name: Subcommands are not removed if not specified
   alternatives:
     name: dummymain
@@ -84,13 +75,4 @@
   assert:
     that:
       - cmd.rc == 2
-      - '"No such file" in cmd.msg'
-
-- name: Get dummymain alternatives output
-  command:
-    argv: '{{ alternatives_command }} --display dummymain'
-  register: result
-
-- name: Print result
-  debug:
-    var: result.stdout_lines
+      - '"No such file" in cmd.msg'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Debian.yml b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Debian.yml
index d2cdd0cd0e..1e83283e4d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
 alternatives_dir: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/
-alternatives_command: update-alternatives
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Suse-42.3.yml b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Suse-42.3.yml
index 14958db39a..37664ddb56 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Suse-42.3.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/Suse-42.3.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
 alternatives_dir: /var/lib/rpm/alternatives/
-alternatives_command: update-alternatives
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/default.yml b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/default.yml
index 7aeb9bb562..d00123ded3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/default.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/alternatives/vars/default.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 ---
 alternatives_dir: /var/lib/alternatives/
-alternatives_command: update-alternatives