diff --git a/t/eec_cert.t b/t/eec_cert.t
index c0fd5496ddeef9df2aa6ace8927952bae9f1061c..ec83f8f2a1c447212f58e487d2bf91647d53c35f 100644
--- a/t/eec_cert.t
+++ b/t/eec_cert.t
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ GET /
 === TEST 2: EEC
 
 --- main_config
-    load_module /etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_echo_module.so;
-    load_module /etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_voms_module.so;
     env X509_VOMS_DIR=t/vomsdir;
     env X509_CERT_DIR=t/trust-anchors;
 --- http_config
diff --git a/t/eec_subject.t b/t/eec_subject.t
index fabd9e52314bae830a3ba9abfb52723a25fe5387..e3a7111f1447fad83fe50206e81ba55248196948 100644
--- a/t/eec_subject.t
+++ b/t/eec_subject.t
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ CN=Test CA,O=IGI,C=IT
 
 === TEST 2: standard x.509 certificate 
 --- main_config
-    load_module /etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_echo_module.so;
-    load_module /etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_voms_module.so;
     env X509_VOMS_DIR=t/vomsdir;
     env X509_CERT_DIR=t/trust-anchors;
 --- http_config
diff --git a/t/untrusted_ac.t b/t/untrusted_ac.t
index a3decd34126a5e53c27b9505537327e32bbec789..4aec7b185d6250c5647efcea61e79b15627af921 100644
--- a/t/untrusted_ac.t
+++ b/t/untrusted_ac.t
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ Cannot verify AC signature
 
 === TEST 2: Valid proxy, VOMS trust-anchor missing
 --- main_config
-    load_module /etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_echo_module.so;
-    load_module /etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_voms_module.so;
     env X509_VOMS_DIR=t/vomsdir;
     env X509_CERT_DIR=t;
 --- http_config