diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/cascading_failures.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/cascading_failures.yaml
index 8b9b272b4bd..ad78e2f944d 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/cascading_failures.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/cascading_failures.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ server_config:
   system_ram_reserved: 1
 pool:
   scm_size: 1073741824
-  svcn: 2
-  control_method: dmg
   pool_query_timeout: 30
   properties: rd_fac:2
 container:
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/container_rf.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/container_rf.yaml
index eb436baa2d3..07b1e1881a8 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/container_rf.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/container_rf.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ server_config:
   system_ram_reserved: 1
 pool:
   scm_size: 1073741824
-  svcn: 3
-  control_method: dmg
+  svcn: 5
   pool_query_timeout: 30
 container:
   control_method: daos
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/delete_objects.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/delete_objects.yaml
index bb99fe48d70..e80a2aec9c4 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/delete_objects.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/delete_objects.yaml
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ server_config:
   system_ram_reserved: 1
 pool:
   scm_size: 1073741824
-  svcn: 2
   debug: true
-  control_method: dmg
   pool_query_timeout: 30
   properties: rd_fac:2
 container:
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/read_array.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/read_array.yaml
index 6bb9e559a17..e6662b9d922 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/read_array.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/read_array.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ server_config:
   system_ram_reserved: 1
 pool:
   scm_size: 1073741824
-  svcn: 2
-  control_method: dmg
   pool_query_timeout: 30
   properties: rd_fac:2
 container:
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/widely_striped.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/widely_striped.yaml
index fdeb6090d11..40853a14b20 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/widely_striped.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/widely_striped.yaml
@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@ testparams:
 pool:
   scm_size: 10G
   nvme_size: 60G
-  svcn: 5
-  control_method: dmg
   rebuild_timeout: 240
   pool_query_timeout: 60
+  properties: rd_fac:2
 container:
   type: POSIX
   control_method: daos
   oclass: RP_3G1
-  properties: "rd_fac:2"
+  properties: rd_fac:2
 mdtest:
   api: DFS
   client_processes:
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/with_ior.yaml b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/with_ior.yaml
index d58b65f9ea0..44e02c61397 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/with_ior.yaml
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/rebuild/with_ior.yaml
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ server_config:
 
 pool:
   scm_size: 6G
-  svcn: 3
-  control_method: dmg
+  properties: rd_fac:1
   pool_query_timeout: 30
 
 container: