diff --git a/tests/NFQUEUE-queue-bypass/runtest.sh b/tests/NFQUEUE-queue-bypass/runtest.sh
index 05213b7..d026580 100755
--- a/tests/NFQUEUE-queue-bypass/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/NFQUEUE-queue-bypass/runtest.sh
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
-
 rlJournalStart
 
     rlPhaseStartTest control-ping
diff --git a/tests/RFE-Enable-the-missing-IPv6-SET-target/runtest.sh b/tests/RFE-Enable-the-missing-IPv6-SET-target/runtest.sh
index 32eab99..3929c3e 100755
--- a/tests/RFE-Enable-the-missing-IPv6-SET-target/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/RFE-Enable-the-missing-IPv6-SET-target/runtest.sh
@@ -29,13 +29,10 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
 IPSET=testset6
 
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
-        # rlAssertRpm kernel
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
         rlRun "ipset create $IPSET hash:ip family inet6"
diff --git a/tests/RFE-iptables-add-C-option-to-iptables-in-RHEL6/runtest.sh b/tests/RFE-iptables-add-C-option-to-iptables-in-RHEL6/runtest.sh
index 438468d..26a667e 100755
--- a/tests/RFE-iptables-add-C-option-to-iptables-in-RHEL6/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/RFE-iptables-add-C-option-to-iptables-in-RHEL6/runtest.sh
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
 TESTD=$PWD
 
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
         rlRun "source $TESTD/rules.in" 0 "read ruleset"
diff --git a/tests/TRACE-target-of-iptables-can-t-work-in/runtest.sh b/tests/TRACE-target-of-iptables-can-t-work-in/runtest.sh
index 889c1b6..930baba 100755
--- a/tests/TRACE-target-of-iptables-can-t-work-in/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/TRACE-target-of-iptables-can-t-work-in/runtest.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
 SERVICES="iptables ip6tables firewalld"
 
 prepare_page() {
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ prepare_page() {
 
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
-        # rlAssertRpm kernel
         rlLogInfo $(uname -r)
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
diff --git a/tests/backport-iptables-add-libxt-cgroup-frontend/runtest.sh b/tests/backport-iptables-add-libxt-cgroup-frontend/runtest.sh
index 888dfbd..952b35c 100755
--- a/tests/backport-iptables-add-libxt-cgroup-frontend/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/backport-iptables-add-libxt-cgroup-frontend/runtest.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
 CGNUM="15"
 CGNAME="15"
 CGDIR="/sys/fs/cgroup/net_cls/$CGNAME"
@@ -41,8 +40,6 @@ SKIP6=false
 
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
-        # rlAssertRpm kernel-$(uname -r)
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
         if rlIsRHEL '>=7'; then
diff --git a/tests/initscript-sanity/runtest.sh b/tests/initscript-sanity/runtest.sh
index e270b78..b132033 100755
--- a/tests/initscript-sanity/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/initscript-sanity/runtest.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
-
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
     rlPhaseEnd
diff --git a/tests/ip6tables-do-not-accept-dst-or-src-direction-on-ip6sets/runtest.sh b/tests/ip6tables-do-not-accept-dst-or-src-direction-on-ip6sets/runtest.sh
index 004d568..f68925c 100755
--- a/tests/ip6tables-do-not-accept-dst-or-src-direction-on-ip6sets/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/ip6tables-do-not-accept-dst-or-src-direction-on-ip6sets/runtest.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
-
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
         rlRun "ip6tables-save > ip6tables.backup"
diff --git a/tests/ip6tables-service-does-not-allow-dhcpv6-client-by/runtest.sh b/tests/ip6tables-service-does-not-allow-dhcpv6-client-by/runtest.sh
index f59a908..d06fc4a 100755
--- a/tests/ip6tables-service-does-not-allow-dhcpv6-client-by/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/ip6tables-service-does-not-allow-dhcpv6-client-by/runtest.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
-
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
         rlRun "cp /etc/sysconfig/ip6tables ."
diff --git a/tests/ip6tables-t-nat-A-POSTROUTING-OUTPUT-with-DROP/runtest.sh b/tests/ip6tables-t-nat-A-POSTROUTING-OUTPUT-with-DROP/runtest.sh
index 79b2696..2daddb3 100755
--- a/tests/ip6tables-t-nat-A-POSTROUTING-OUTPUT-with-DROP/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/ip6tables-t-nat-A-POSTROUTING-OUTPUT-with-DROP/runtest.sh
@@ -29,12 +29,10 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
 SERVICES="iptables ip6tables firewalld"
 
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
         for svc in $SERVICES; do
diff --git a/tests/iptables-rule-deletion-fails-for-rules-that-use/runtest.sh b/tests/iptables-rule-deletion-fails-for-rules-that-use/runtest.sh
index d17e693..f409501 100755
--- a/tests/iptables-rule-deletion-fails-for-rules-that-use/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/iptables-rule-deletion-fails-for-rules-that-use/runtest.sh
@@ -29,13 +29,11 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
 IPSET4="ipsetv4"
 IPSET6="ipsetv6"
 
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
         rlRun "ipset create $IPSET4 hash:ip"
diff --git a/tests/iptables-save-cuts-space-before-j/runtest.sh b/tests/iptables-save-cuts-space-before-j/runtest.sh
index a6a5099..bba6bf2 100755
--- a/tests/iptables-save-cuts-space-before-j/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/iptables-save-cuts-space-before-j/runtest.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
-
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
         rlServiceStart iptables
diff --git a/tests/iptables-save-modprobe-option/runtest.sh b/tests/iptables-save-modprobe-option/runtest.sh
index 22951c4..240c76e 100755
--- a/tests/iptables-save-modprobe-option/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/iptables-save-modprobe-option/runtest.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,8 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
-
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartTest
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
         rlRun "iptables-save -M /dev/null" 0 "iptables-save -M ... supported"
         rlRun "iptables-save --modprobe /dev/null" 0 "iptables-save --modprobe ... supported"
     rlPhaseEnd
diff --git a/tests/xtables-tools-locking-vulnerable-to-local-DoS/runtest.sh b/tests/xtables-tools-locking-vulnerable-to-local-DoS/runtest.sh
index c3223b5..abfb03a 100755
--- a/tests/xtables-tools-locking-vulnerable-to-local-DoS/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/xtables-tools-locking-vulnerable-to-local-DoS/runtest.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@
 . /usr/bin/rhts-environment.sh || exit 1
 . /usr/share/beakerlib/beakerlib.sh || exit 1
 
-PACKAGE="iptables"
-
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartSetup
-        rlAssertRpm $PACKAGE
         rlRun "TmpDir=\$(mktemp -d)" 0 "Creating tmp directory"
         rlRun "pushd $TmpDir"
     rlPhaseEnd