diff --git a/src/test/messenger/xio_client.cc b/src/test/messenger/xio_client.cc
index cad3a05446781..f1082466b47e7 100644
--- a/src/test/messenger/xio_client.cc
+++ b/src/test/messenger/xio_client.cc
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	messenger = new XioMessenger(g_ceph_context,
 				     entity_name_t::MON(-1),
 				     "xio_client",
-				     0 /* nonce */, XIO_ALL_FEATURES, 0 /* cflags */,
+				     0 /* nonce */,
+				     0 /* cflags */,
 				     dstrategy);
 
 	// enable timing prints
diff --git a/src/test/messenger/xio_server.cc b/src/test/messenger/xio_server.cc
index 21ea4e0e5210e..a5459a55e2000 100644
--- a/src/test/messenger/xio_server.cc
+++ b/src/test/messenger/xio_server.cc
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	messenger = new XioMessenger(g_ceph_context,
 				     entity_name_t::MON(-1),
 				     "xio_server",
-				     0 /* nonce */, XIO_ALL_FEATURES, 0 /* cflags */,
+				     0 /* nonce */,
+				     0 /* cflags */,
 				     dstrategy);
 
 	static_cast<XioMessenger*>(messenger)->set_magic(