20 files changed, 125 insertions, 125 deletions
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/masterimage.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/masterimage.py
index 9ce3bf803d..d796fc3c30 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/masterimage.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/controllers/masterimage.py
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ class MasterImageHardwareTarget(oeqa.targetcontrol.BaseTarget, metaclass=ABCMeta
         super(MasterImageHardwareTarget, self).__init__(d)
 
         # target ip
-        addr = d.getVar("TEST_TARGET_IP", True) or bb.fatal('Please set TEST_TARGET_IP with the IP address of the machine you want to run the tests on.')
+        addr = d.getVar("TEST_TARGET_IP") or bb.fatal('Please set TEST_TARGET_IP with the IP address of the machine you want to run the tests on.')
         self.ip = addr.split(":")[0]
         try:
             self.port = addr.split(":")[1]
         except IndexError:
             self.port = None
         bb.note("Target IP: %s" % self.ip)
-        self.server_ip = d.getVar("TEST_SERVER_IP", True)
+        self.server_ip = d.getVar("TEST_SERVER_IP")
         if not self.server_ip:
             try:
                 self.server_ip = subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'route', 'get', self.ip ]).split("\n")[0].split()[-1]
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class MasterImageHardwareTarget(oeqa.targetcontrol.BaseTarget, metaclass=ABCMeta
 
         # test rootfs + kernel
         self.image_fstype = self.get_image_fstype(d)
-        self.rootfs = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", True), d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME", True) + '.' + self.image_fstype)
-        self.kernel = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", True), d.getVar("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE", False) + '-' + d.getVar('MACHINE', False) + '.bin')
+        self.rootfs = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE"), d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME") + '.' + self.image_fstype)
+        self.kernel = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE"), d.getVar("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE", False) + '-' + d.getVar('MACHINE', False) + '.bin')
         if not os.path.isfile(self.rootfs):
             # we could've checked that IMAGE_FSTYPES contains tar.gz but the config for running testimage might not be
             # the same as the config with which the image was build, ie
@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@ class MasterImageHardwareTarget(oeqa.targetcontrol.BaseTarget, metaclass=ABCMeta
         # master ssh connection
         self.master = None
         # if the user knows what they are doing, then by all means...
-        self.user_cmds = d.getVar("TEST_DEPLOY_CMDS", True)
+        self.user_cmds = d.getVar("TEST_DEPLOY_CMDS")
         self.deploy_cmds = None
 
         # this is the name of the command that controls the power for a board
         # e.g: TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD = "/home/user/myscripts/powercontrol.py ${MACHINE} what-ever-other-args-the-script-wants"
         # the command should take as the last argument "off" and "on" and "cycle" (off, on)
-        self.powercontrol_cmd = d.getVar("TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD", True) or None
+        self.powercontrol_cmd = d.getVar("TEST_POWERCONTROL_CMD") or None
         self.powercontrol_args = d.getVar("TEST_POWERCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS", False) or ""
 
-        self.serialcontrol_cmd = d.getVar("TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD", True) or None
+        self.serialcontrol_cmd = d.getVar("TEST_SERIALCONTROL_CMD") or None
         self.serialcontrol_args = d.getVar("TEST_SERIALCONTROL_EXTRA_ARGS", False) or ""
 
         self.origenv = os.environ
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class MasterImageHardwareTarget(oeqa.targetcontrol.BaseTarget, metaclass=ABCMeta
             # ssh + keys means we need the original user env
             bborigenv = d.getVar("BB_ORIGENV", False) or {}
             for key in bborigenv:
-                val = bborigenv.getVar(key, True)
+                val = bborigenv.getVar(key)
                 if val is not None:
                     self.origenv[key] = str(val)
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/oetest.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/oetest.py
index 95d3bf72fc..d1aef967e4 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/oetest.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/oetest.py
@@ -221,15 +221,15 @@ class TestContext(object):
             path = [os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))]
             extrapath = ""
         else:
-            path = d.getVar("BBPATH", True).split(':')
+            path = d.getVar("BBPATH").split(':')
             extrapath = "lib/oeqa"
 
         self.testslist = self._get_tests_list(path, extrapath)
         self.testsrequired = self._get_test_suites_required()
 
         self.filesdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "runtime/files")
-        self.imagefeatures = d.getVar("IMAGE_FEATURES", True).split()
-        self.distrofeatures = d.getVar("DISTRO_FEATURES", True).split()
+        self.imagefeatures = d.getVar("IMAGE_FEATURES").split()
+        self.distrofeatures = d.getVar("DISTRO_FEATURES").split()
 
     # get testcase list from specified file
     # if path is a relative path, then relative to build/conf/
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ class RuntimeTestContext(TestContext):
         self.target = target
 
         self.pkgmanifest = {}
-        manifest = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", True),
-                d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME", True) + ".manifest")
-        nomanifest = d.getVar("IMAGE_NO_MANIFEST", True)
+        manifest = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE"),
+                d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME") + ".manifest")
+        nomanifest = d.getVar("IMAGE_NO_MANIFEST")
         if nomanifest is None or nomanifest != "1":
             try:
                 with open(manifest) as f:
@@ -424,19 +424,19 @@ class RuntimeTestContext(TestContext):
     def _get_test_suites(self):
         testsuites = []
 
-        manifests = (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_MANIFEST", True) or '').split()
+        manifests = (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_MANIFEST") or '').split()
         if manifests:
             for manifest in manifests:
                 testsuites.extend(self._read_testlist(manifest,
-                                  self.d.getVar("TOPDIR", True)).split())
+                                  self.d.getVar("TOPDIR")).split())
 
         else:
-            testsuites = self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES", True).split()
+            testsuites = self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES").split()
 
         return testsuites
 
     def _get_test_suites_required(self):
-        return [t for t in self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES", True).split() if t != "auto"]
+        return [t for t in self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES").split() if t != "auto"]
 
     def loadTests(self):
         super(RuntimeTestContext, self).loadTests()
@@ -449,10 +449,10 @@ class RuntimeTestContext(TestContext):
         """
 
         modules = self.getTestModules()
-        bbpaths = self.d.getVar("BBPATH", True).split(":")
+        bbpaths = self.d.getVar("BBPATH").split(":")
 
-        shutil.rmtree(self.d.getVar("TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR", True))
-        shutil.rmtree(self.d.getVar("TEST_PACKAGED_DIR", True))
+        shutil.rmtree(self.d.getVar("TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR"))
+        shutil.rmtree(self.d.getVar("TEST_PACKAGED_DIR"))
         for module in modules:
             json_file = self._getJsonFile(module)
             if json_file:
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ class RuntimeTestContext(TestContext):
 
         import oe.path
 
-        extracted_path = self.d.getVar("TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR", True)
-        packaged_path = self.d.getVar("TEST_PACKAGED_DIR", True)
+        extracted_path = self.d.getVar("TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR")
+        packaged_path = self.d.getVar("TEST_PACKAGED_DIR")
 
         for key,value in needed_packages.items():
             packages = ()
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class RuntimeTestContext(TestContext):
 
         from oeqa.utils.package_manager import get_package_manager
 
-        pkg_path = os.path.join(self.d.getVar("TEST_INSTALL_TMP_DIR", True), pkg)
+        pkg_path = os.path.join(self.d.getVar("TEST_INSTALL_TMP_DIR"), pkg)
         pm = get_package_manager(self.d, pkg_path)
         extract_dir = pm.extract(pkg)
         shutil.rmtree(pkg_path)
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ class RuntimeTestContext(TestContext):
 
         from oeqa.utils.package_manager import get_package_manager
 
-        pkg_path = os.path.join(self.d.getVar("TEST_INSTALL_TMP_DIR", True), pkg)
-        dst_dir = self.d.getVar("TEST_PACKAGED_DIR", True)
+        pkg_path = os.path.join(self.d.getVar("TEST_INSTALL_TMP_DIR"), pkg)
+        dst_dir = self.d.getVar("TEST_PACKAGED_DIR")
         pm = get_package_manager(self.d, pkg_path)
         pkg_info = pm.package_info(pkg)
         file_path = pkg_info[pkg]["filepath"]
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ class ImageTestContext(RuntimeTestContext):
     def __init__(self, d, target, host_dumper):
         super(ImageTestContext, self).__init__(d, target)
 
-        self.tagexp = d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_TAGS", True)
+        self.tagexp = d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_TAGS")
 
         self.host_dumper = host_dumper
 
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ class ImageTestContext(RuntimeTestContext):
         Check if the test requires a package and Install/Unistall it in the DUT
         """
 
-        pkg_dir = self.d.getVar("TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR", True)
+        pkg_dir = self.d.getVar("TEST_EXTRACTED_DIR")
         super(ImageTestContext, self).install_uninstall_packages(test_id, pkg_dir, install)
 
 class ExportTestContext(RuntimeTestContext):
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ class ExportTestContext(RuntimeTestContext):
         super(ExportTestContext, self).__init__(d, target, exported)
 
         tag = parsedArgs.get("tag", None)
-        self.tagexp = tag if tag != None else d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_TAGS", True)
+        self.tagexp = tag if tag != None else d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_TAGS")
 
         self.sigterm = None
 
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ class ExportTestContext(RuntimeTestContext):
         """
 
         export_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
-        extracted_dir = self.d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_EXTRACTED_DIR", True)
+        extracted_dir = self.d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_EXTRACTED_DIR")
         pkg_dir = os.path.join(export_dir, extracted_dir)
         super(ExportTestContext, self).install_uninstall_packages(test_id, pkg_dir, install)
 
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ class SDKTestContext(TestContext):
         self.tcname = tcname
 
         if not hasattr(self, 'target_manifest'):
-            self.target_manifest = d.getVar("SDK_TARGET_MANIFEST", True)
+            self.target_manifest = d.getVar("SDK_TARGET_MANIFEST")
         try:
             self.pkgmanifest = {}
             with open(self.target_manifest) as f:
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ class SDKTestContext(TestContext):
             bb.fatal("No package manifest file found. Did you build the sdk image?\n%s" % e)
 
         if not hasattr(self, 'host_manifest'):
-            self.host_manifest = d.getVar("SDK_HOST_MANIFEST", True)
+            self.host_manifest = d.getVar("SDK_HOST_MANIFEST")
         try:
             with open(self.host_manifest) as f:
                 self.hostpkgmanifest = f.read()
@@ -688,16 +688,16 @@ class SDKTestContext(TestContext):
         return "sdk"
 
     def _get_test_suites(self):
-        return (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_SDK", True) or "auto").split()
+        return (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_SDK") or "auto").split()
 
     def _get_test_suites_required(self):
-        return [t for t in (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_SDK", True) or \
+        return [t for t in (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_SDK") or \
                 "auto").split() if t != "auto"]
 
 class SDKExtTestContext(SDKTestContext):
     def __init__(self, d, sdktestdir, sdkenv, tcname, *args):
-        self.target_manifest = d.getVar("SDK_EXT_TARGET_MANIFEST", True)
-        self.host_manifest = d.getVar("SDK_EXT_HOST_MANIFEST", True)
+        self.target_manifest = d.getVar("SDK_EXT_TARGET_MANIFEST")
+        self.host_manifest = d.getVar("SDK_EXT_HOST_MANIFEST")
         if args:
             self.cm = args[0] # Compatibility mode for run SDK tests
         else:
@@ -715,8 +715,8 @@ class SDKExtTestContext(SDKTestContext):
             return "sdkext"
 
     def _get_test_suites(self):
-        return (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_SDK_EXT", True) or "auto").split()
+        return (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_SDK_EXT") or "auto").split()
 
     def _get_test_suites_required(self):
-        return [t for t in (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_SDK_EXT", True) or \
+        return [t for t in (self.d.getVar("TEST_SUITES_SDK_EXT") or \
                 "auto").split() if t != "auto"]
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runexported.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runexported.py
index 7e245c4120..9cfea0f7ab 100755
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runexported.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runexported.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class FakeTarget(object):
         self.ip = None
         self.server_ip = None
         self.datetime = time.strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S',time.gmtime())
-        self.testdir = d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR", True)
-        self.pn = d.getVar("PN", True)
+        self.testdir = d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR")
+        self.pn = d.getVar("PN")
 
     def exportStart(self):
         self.sshlog = os.path.join(self.testdir, "ssh_target_log.%s" % self.datetime)
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ def extract_sdk(d):
     """
 
     export_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-    tools_dir = d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_SDK_DIR", True)
-    tarball_name = "%s.sh" % d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_SDK_NAME", True)
+    tools_dir = d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_SDK_DIR")
+    tarball_name = "%s.sh" % d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_SDK_NAME")
     tarball_path = os.path.join(export_dir, tools_dir, tarball_name)
     extract_path = os.path.join(export_dir, "sysroot")
     if os.path.isfile(tarball_path):
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/_ptest.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/_ptest.py
index 71324d3da2..cfb4041f18 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/_ptest.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/_ptest.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def setUpModule():
         skipModule("Image doesn't have package management feature")
     if not oeRuntimeTest.hasPackage("smartpm"):
         skipModule("Image doesn't have smart installed")
-    if "package_rpm" != oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("PACKAGE_CLASSES", True).split()[0]:
+    if "package_rpm" != oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("PACKAGE_CLASSES").split()[0]:
         skipModule("Rpm is not the primary package manager")
 
 class PtestRunnerTest(oeRuntimeTest):
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class PtestRunnerTest(oeRuntimeTest):
 #        (status, result) = oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.run('smart channel --show | grep "\["', 0)
 #        for x in result.split("\n"):
 #            self.existingchannels.add(x)
-        self.repo_server = HTTPService(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR', True), oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.server_ip)
+        self.repo_server = HTTPService(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR'), oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.server_ip)
         self.repo_server.start()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -70,23 +70,23 @@ class PtestRunnerTest(oeRuntimeTest):
 #                oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.run('smart channel --remove '+x[1:-1]+' -y', 0)
 
     def add_smart_channel(self):
-        image_pkgtype = self.tc.d.getVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE', True)
+        image_pkgtype = self.tc.d.getVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE')
         deploy_url = 'http://%s:%s/%s' %(self.target.server_ip, self.repo_server.port, image_pkgtype)
-        pkgarchs = self.tc.d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCHS', True).replace("-","_").split()
+        pkgarchs = self.tc.d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCHS').replace("-","_").split()
         for arch in os.listdir('%s/%s' % (self.repo_server.root_dir, image_pkgtype)):
             if arch in pkgarchs:
                 self.target.run('smart channel -y --add {a} type=rpm-md baseurl={u}/{a}'.format(a=arch, u=deploy_url), 0)
         self.target.run('smart update', 0)
 
     def install_complementary(self, globs=None):
-        installed_pkgs_file = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('WORKDIR', True),
+        installed_pkgs_file = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('WORKDIR'),
                                            "installed_pkgs.txt")
-        self.pkgs_list = RpmPkgsList(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d, oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS', True), oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('arch_var', True), oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('os_var', True))
+        self.pkgs_list = RpmPkgsList(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d, oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS'), oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('arch_var'), oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('os_var'))
         with open(installed_pkgs_file, "w+") as installed_pkgs:
             installed_pkgs.write(self.pkgs_list.list("arch"))
 
         cmd = [bb.utils.which(os.getenv('PATH'), "oe-pkgdata-util"),
-               "-p", oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR', True), "glob", installed_pkgs_file,
+               "-p", oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('PKGDATA_DIR'), "glob", installed_pkgs_file,
                globs]
         try:
             bb.note("Installing complementary packages ...")
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class PtestRunnerTest(oeRuntimeTest):
         return complementary_pkgs.split()
 
     def setUpLocal(self):
-        self.ptest_log = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR",True), "ptest-%s.log" % oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DATETIME', True))
+        self.ptest_log = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR",True), "ptest-%s.log" % oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DATETIME'))
 
     @skipUnlessPassed('test_ssh')
     def test_ptestrunner(self):
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/date.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/date.py
index 447987e075..6f3516a92f 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/date.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/date.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import re
 class DateTest(oeRuntimeTest):
 
     def setUpLocal(self):
-        if oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager", True) == "systemd":
+        if oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager") == "systemd":
             self.target.run('systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd')
 
     def tearDownLocal(self):
-        if oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager", True) == "systemd":
+        if oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager") == "systemd":
             self.target.run('systemctl start systemd-timesyncd')
 
     @testcase(211)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/multilib.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/multilib.py
index 593d385021..5cce24f5f4 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/multilib.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/multilib.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest, skipModule
 from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
 
 def setUpModule():
-    multilibs = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("MULTILIBS", True) or ""
+    multilibs = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("MULTILIBS") or ""
     if "multilib:lib32" not in multilibs:
         skipModule("this isn't a multilib:lib32 image")
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/parselogs.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/parselogs.py
index 3e1c7d0c30..cc2d0617f5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/parselogs.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/parselogs.py
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ class ParseLogsTest(oeRuntimeTest):
                 self.ignore_errors[machine] = self.ignore_errors[machine] + video_related
 
     def getMachine(self):
-        return oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("MACHINE", True)
+        return oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("MACHINE")
 
     def getWorkdir(self):
-        return oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("WORKDIR", True)
+        return oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("WORKDIR")
 
     #get some information on the CPU of the machine to display at the beginning of the output. This info might be useful in some cases.
     def getHardwareInfo(self):
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/rpm.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/rpm.py
index 7f514ca00c..f1c4763fc0 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/rpm.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/rpm.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
 def setUpModule():
     if not oeRuntimeTest.hasFeature("package-management"):
             skipModule("rpm module skipped: target doesn't have package-management in IMAGE_FEATURES")
-    if "package_rpm" != oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("PACKAGE_CLASSES", True).split()[0]:
+    if "package_rpm" != oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("PACKAGE_CLASSES").split()[0]:
             skipModule("rpm module skipped: target doesn't have rpm as primary package manager")
 
 
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class RpmInstallRemoveTest(oeRuntimeTest):
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(self):
-        pkgarch = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('TUNE_PKGARCH', True).replace("-", "_")
-        rpmdir = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR', True), "rpm", pkgarch)
+        pkgarch = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('TUNE_PKGARCH').replace("-", "_")
+        rpmdir = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR'), "rpm", pkgarch)
         # pick rpm-doc as a test file to get installed, because it's small and it will always be built for standard targets
         for f in fnmatch.filter(os.listdir(rpmdir), "rpm-doc-*.%s.rpm" % pkgarch):
             testrpmfile = f
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/scp.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/scp.py
index 48e87d2d0b..cf36cfa5d5 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/scp.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/scp.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class ScpTest(oeRuntimeTest):
     @testcase(220)
     @skipUnlessPassed('test_ssh')
     def test_scp_file(self):
-        test_log_dir = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR", True)
+        test_log_dir = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR")
         test_file_path = os.path.join(test_log_dir, 'test_scp_file')
         with open(test_file_path, 'w') as test_scp_file:
             test_scp_file.seek(2 ** 22 - 1)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/smart.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/smart.py
index 6cdb10d631..dde1c4d792 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/smart.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/smart.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def setUpModule():
         skipModule("Image doesn't have package management feature")
     if not oeRuntimeTest.hasPackage("smartpm"):
         skipModule("Image doesn't have smart installed")
-    if "package_rpm" != oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("PACKAGE_CLASSES", True).split()[0]:
+    if "package_rpm" != oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("PACKAGE_CLASSES").split()[0]:
         skipModule("Rpm is not the primary package manager")
 
 class SmartTest(oeRuntimeTest):
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ class SmartRepoTest(SmartTest):
         rpm_createrepo = bb.utils.which(os.getenv('PATH'), "createrepo")
         index_cmds = []
         rpm_dirs_found = False
-        archs = (oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('ALL_MULTILIB_PACKAGE_ARCHS', True) or "").replace('-', '_').split()
+        archs = (oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('ALL_MULTILIB_PACKAGE_ARCHS') or "").replace('-', '_').split()
         for arch in archs:
-            rpm_dir = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_RPM', True), arch)
-            idx_path = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('WORKDIR', True), 'rpm', arch)
-            db_path = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('WORKDIR', True), 'rpmdb', arch)
+            rpm_dir = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_RPM'), arch)
+            idx_path = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('WORKDIR'), 'rpm', arch)
+            db_path = os.path.join(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('WORKDIR'), 'rpmdb', arch)
             if not os.path.isdir(rpm_dir):
                 continue
             if os.path.exists(db_path):
                 bb.utils.remove(dbpath, True)
-            lockfilename = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_RPM', True) + "/rpm.lock"
+            lockfilename = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_RPM') + "/rpm.lock"
             lf = bb.utils.lockfile(lockfilename, False)
             oe.path.copyhardlinktree(rpm_dir, idx_path)
             # Full indexes overload a 256MB image so reduce the number of rpms
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class SmartRepoTest(SmartTest):
         result = oe.utils.multiprocess_exec(index_cmds, self.create_index)
         if result:
             bb.fatal('%s' % ('\n'.join(result)))
-        self.repo_server = HTTPService(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('WORKDIR', True), oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.server_ip)
+        self.repo_server = HTTPService(oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar('WORKDIR'), oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.server_ip)
         self.repo_server.start()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ class SmartRepoTest(SmartTest):
 
     @testcase(719)
     def test_smart_channel_add(self):
-        image_pkgtype = self.tc.d.getVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE', True)
+        image_pkgtype = self.tc.d.getVar('IMAGE_PKGTYPE')
         deploy_url = 'http://%s:%s/%s' %(self.target.server_ip, self.repo_server.port, image_pkgtype)
-        pkgarchs = self.tc.d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCHS', True).replace("-","_").split()
+        pkgarchs = self.tc.d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCHS').replace("-","_").split()
         for arch in os.listdir('%s/%s' % (self.repo_server.root_dir, image_pkgtype)):
             if arch in pkgarchs:
                 self.smart('channel -y --add {a} type=rpm-md baseurl={u}/{a}'.format(a=arch, u=deploy_url))
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/systemd.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/systemd.py
index 8de799cd63..52feb1b31e 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/systemd.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/systemd.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
 def setUpModule():
     if not oeRuntimeTest.hasFeature("systemd"):
             skipModule("target doesn't have systemd in DISTRO_FEATURES")
-    if "systemd" != oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager", True):
+    if "systemd" != oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_init_manager"):
             skipModule("systemd is not the init manager for this image")
 
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/x32lib.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/x32lib.py
index ce5e214035..2f98dbf71e 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/x32lib.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/x32lib.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
 
 def setUpModule():
         #check if DEFAULTTUNE is set and it's value is: x86-64-x32
-        defaulttune = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("DEFAULTTUNE", True)
+        defaulttune = oeRuntimeTest.tc.d.getVar("DEFAULTTUNE")
         if "x86-64-x32" not in defaulttune:
             skipModule("DEFAULTTUNE is not set to x86-64-x32")
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/gcc.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/gcc.py
index 8395b9b908..f3f4341a20 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/gcc.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/gcc.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from oeqa.oetest import oeSDKTest, skipModule
 from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
 
 def setUpModule():
-    machine = oeSDKTest.tc.d.getVar("MACHINE", True)
+    machine = oeSDKTest.tc.d.getVar("MACHINE")
     if not oeSDKTest.hasHostPackage("packagegroup-cross-canadian-" + machine):
         skipModule("SDK doesn't contain a cross-canadian toolchain")
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/tinfoil.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/tinfoil.py
index 4f70e0d2f7..c8d635cd05 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/tinfoil.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/tinfoil.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class TinfoilTests(oeSelfTest):
     def test_getvar(self):
         with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil() as tinfoil:
             tinfoil.prepare(True)
-            machine = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('MACHINE', True)
+            machine = tinfoil.config_data.getVar('MACHINE')
             if not machine:
                 self.fail('Unable to get MACHINE value - returned %s' % machine)
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TinfoilTests(oeSelfTest):
             if not best:
                 self.fail('Unable to find recipe providing %s' % testrecipe)
             rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(best[3])
-            self.assertEqual(testrecipe, rd.getVar('PN', True))
+            self.assertEqual(testrecipe, rd.getVar('PN'))
 
     def test_parse_recipe_copy_expand(self):
         with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil() as tinfoil:
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ class TinfoilTests(oeSelfTest):
                 self.fail('Unable to find recipe providing %s' % testrecipe)
             rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(best[3])
             # Check we can get variable values
-            self.assertEqual(testrecipe, rd.getVar('PN', True))
+            self.assertEqual(testrecipe, rd.getVar('PN'))
             # Check that expanding a value that includes a variable reference works
-            self.assertEqual(testrecipe, rd.getVar('BPN', True))
+            self.assertEqual(testrecipe, rd.getVar('BPN'))
             # Now check that changing the referenced variable's value in a copy gives that
             # value when expanding
             localdata = bb.data.createCopy(rd)
             localdata.setVar('PN', 'hello')
-            self.assertEqual('hello', localdata.getVar('BPN', True))
+            self.assertEqual('hello', localdata.getVar('BPN'))
 
     def test_parse_recipe_initial_datastore(self):
         with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil() as tinfoil:
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class TinfoilTests(oeSelfTest):
             dcopy.setVar('MYVARIABLE', 'somevalue')
             rd = tinfoil.parse_recipe_file(best[3], config_data=dcopy)
             # Check we can get variable values
-            self.assertEqual('somevalue', rd.getVar('MYVARIABLE', True))
+            self.assertEqual('somevalue', rd.getVar('MYVARIABLE'))
 
     def test_list_recipes(self):
         with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil() as tinfoil:
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class TinfoilTests(oeSelfTest):
         with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil() as tinfoil:
             tinfoil.prepare(config_only=True)
             tinfoil.run_command('setVariable', 'TESTVAR', 'specialvalue')
-            self.assertEqual(tinfoil.config_data.getVar('TESTVAR', True), 'specialvalue', 'Value set using setVariable is not reflected in client-side getVar()')
+            self.assertEqual(tinfoil.config_data.getVar('TESTVAR'), 'specialvalue', 'Value set using setVariable is not reflected in client-side getVar()')
 
         # Now check that the setVariable's effects are no longer present
         # (this may legitimately break in future if we stop reinitialising
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class TinfoilTests(oeSelfTest):
         # setVariable entirely)
         with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil() as tinfoil:
             tinfoil.prepare(config_only=True)
-            self.assertNotEqual(tinfoil.config_data.getVar('TESTVAR', True), 'specialvalue', 'Value set using setVariable is still present!')
+            self.assertNotEqual(tinfoil.config_data.getVar('TESTVAR'), 'specialvalue', 'Value set using setVariable is still present!')
 
         # Now check that setVar on the main datastore works (uses setVariable internally)
         with bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil() as tinfoil:
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
index 24669f461d..d1f441f841 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/targetcontrol.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from oeqa.controllers.testtargetloader import TestTargetLoader
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
 
 def get_target_controller(d):
-    testtarget = d.getVar("TEST_TARGET", True)
+    testtarget = d.getVar("TEST_TARGET")
     # old, simple names
     if testtarget == "qemu":
         return QemuTarget(d)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def get_target_controller(d):
         except AttributeError:
             # nope, perhaps a layer defined one
             try:
-                bbpath = d.getVar("BBPATH", True).split(':')
+                bbpath = d.getVar("BBPATH").split(':')
                 testtargetloader = TestTargetLoader()
                 controller = testtargetloader.get_controller_module(testtarget, bbpath)
             except ImportError as e:
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class BaseTarget(object, metaclass=ABCMeta):
         self.connection = None
         self.ip = None
         self.server_ip = None
-        self.datetime = d.getVar('DATETIME', True)
-        self.testdir = d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR", True)
-        self.pn = d.getVar("PN", True)
+        self.datetime = d.getVar('DATETIME')
+        self.testdir = d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR")
+        self.pn = d.getVar("PN")
 
     @abstractmethod
     def deploy(self):
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class BaseTarget(object, metaclass=ABCMeta):
     @classmethod
     def match_image_fstype(self, d, image_fstypes=None):
         if not image_fstypes:
-            image_fstypes = d.getVar('IMAGE_FSTYPES', True).split(' ')
+            image_fstypes = d.getVar('IMAGE_FSTYPES').split(' ')
         possible_image_fstypes = [fstype for fstype in self.supported_image_fstypes if fstype in image_fstypes]
         if possible_image_fstypes:
             return possible_image_fstypes[0]
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ class QemuTarget(BaseTarget):
 
         self.image_fstype = self.get_image_fstype(d)
         self.qemulog = os.path.join(self.testdir, "qemu_boot_log.%s" % self.datetime)
-        self.rootfs = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", True),  d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME", True) + '.' + self.image_fstype)
-        self.kernel = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", True), d.getVar("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE", False) + '-' + d.getVar('MACHINE', False) + '.bin')
-        dump_target_cmds = d.getVar("testimage_dump_target", True)
-        dump_host_cmds = d.getVar("testimage_dump_host", True)
-        dump_dir = d.getVar("TESTIMAGE_DUMP_DIR", True)
+        self.rootfs = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE"),  d.getVar("IMAGE_LINK_NAME") + '.' + self.image_fstype)
+        self.kernel = os.path.join(d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE"), d.getVar("KERNEL_IMAGETYPE", False) + '-' + d.getVar('MACHINE', False) + '.bin')
+        dump_target_cmds = d.getVar("testimage_dump_target")
+        dump_host_cmds = d.getVar("testimage_dump_host")
+        dump_dir = d.getVar("TESTIMAGE_DUMP_DIR")
         if d.getVar("QEMU_USE_KVM", False) is not None \
            and d.getVar("QEMU_USE_KVM", False) == "True" \
-           and "x86" in d.getVar("MACHINE", True):
+           and "x86" in d.getVar("MACHINE"):
             use_kvm = True
         else:
             use_kvm = False
@@ -141,26 +141,26 @@ class QemuTarget(BaseTarget):
         logger.addHandler(loggerhandler)
         oe.path.symlink(os.path.basename(self.qemurunnerlog), os.path.join(self.testdir, 'qemurunner_log'), force=True)
 
-        if d.getVar("DISTRO", True) == "poky-tiny":
-            self.runner = QemuTinyRunner(machine=d.getVar("MACHINE", True),
+        if d.getVar("DISTRO") == "poky-tiny":
+            self.runner = QemuTinyRunner(machine=d.getVar("MACHINE"),
                             rootfs=self.rootfs,
-                            tmpdir = d.getVar("TMPDIR", True),
-                            deploy_dir_image = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", True),
-                            display = d.getVar("BB_ORIGENV", False).getVar("DISPLAY", True),
+                            tmpdir = d.getVar("TMPDIR"),
+                            deploy_dir_image = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE"),
+                            display = d.getVar("BB_ORIGENV", False).getVar("DISPLAY"),
                             logfile = self.qemulog,
                             kernel = self.kernel,
-                            boottime = int(d.getVar("TEST_QEMUBOOT_TIMEOUT", True)))
+                            boottime = int(d.getVar("TEST_QEMUBOOT_TIMEOUT")))
         else:
-            self.runner = QemuRunner(machine=d.getVar("MACHINE", True),
+            self.runner = QemuRunner(machine=d.getVar("MACHINE"),
                             rootfs=self.rootfs,
-                            tmpdir = d.getVar("TMPDIR", True),
-                            deploy_dir_image = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE", True),
-                            display = d.getVar("BB_ORIGENV", False).getVar("DISPLAY", True),
+                            tmpdir = d.getVar("TMPDIR"),
+                            deploy_dir_image = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE"),
+                            display = d.getVar("BB_ORIGENV", False).getVar("DISPLAY"),
                             logfile = self.qemulog,
-                            boottime = int(d.getVar("TEST_QEMUBOOT_TIMEOUT", True)),
+                            boottime = int(d.getVar("TEST_QEMUBOOT_TIMEOUT")),
                             use_kvm = use_kvm,
                             dump_dir = dump_dir,
-                            dump_host_cmds = d.getVar("testimage_dump_host", True))
+                            dump_host_cmds = d.getVar("testimage_dump_host"))
 
         self.target_dumper = TargetDumper(dump_target_cmds, dump_dir, self.runner)
 
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@ class SimpleRemoteTarget(BaseTarget):
 
     def __init__(self, d):
         super(SimpleRemoteTarget, self).__init__(d)
-        addr = d.getVar("TEST_TARGET_IP", True) or bb.fatal('Please set TEST_TARGET_IP with the IP address of the machine you want to run the tests on.')
+        addr = d.getVar("TEST_TARGET_IP") or bb.fatal('Please set TEST_TARGET_IP with the IP address of the machine you want to run the tests on.')
         self.ip = addr.split(":")[0]
         try:
             self.port = addr.split(":")[1]
         except IndexError:
             self.port = None
         bb.note("Target IP: %s" % self.ip)
-        self.server_ip = d.getVar("TEST_SERVER_IP", True)
+        self.server_ip = d.getVar("TEST_SERVER_IP")
         if not self.server_ip:
             try:
                 self.server_ip = subprocess.check_output(['ip', 'route', 'get', self.ip ]).split("\n")[0].split()[-1]
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
index aecf8cf5a8..3a68b001b7 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/commands.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def runqemu(pn, ssh=True):
         logger = logging.getLogger('BitBake.QemuRunner')
         logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         logger.propagate = False
-        logdir = recipedata.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR", True)
+        logdir = recipedata.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR")
 
         qemu = oeqa.targetcontrol.QemuTarget(recipedata)
     finally:
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/dump.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/dump.py
index 71422a9aea..44037a989d 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/dump.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/dump.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import itertools
 from .commands import runCmd
 
 def get_host_dumper(d):
-    cmds = d.getVar("testimage_dump_host", True)
-    parent_dir = d.getVar("TESTIMAGE_DUMP_DIR", True)
+    cmds = d.getVar("testimage_dump_host")
+    parent_dir = d.getVar("TESTIMAGE_DUMP_DIR")
     return HostDumper(cmds, parent_dir)
 
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/package_manager.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/package_manager.py
index 099ecc9728..0f6bdbc542 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/package_manager.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/package_manager.py
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@ def get_package_manager(d, root_path):
     """
     from oe.package_manager import RpmPM, OpkgPM, DpkgPM
 
-    pkg_class = d.getVar("IMAGE_PKGTYPE", True)
+    pkg_class = d.getVar("IMAGE_PKGTYPE")
     if pkg_class == "rpm":
         pm = RpmPM(d,
                    root_path,
-                   d.getVar('TARGET_VENDOR', True))
+                   d.getVar('TARGET_VENDOR'))
         pm.create_configs()
 
     elif pkg_class == "ipk":
         pm = OpkgPM(d,
                     root_path,
-                    d.getVar("IPKGCONF_TARGET", True),
-                    d.getVar("ALL_MULTILIB_PACKAGE_ARCHS", True))
+                    d.getVar("IPKGCONF_TARGET"),
+                    d.getVar("ALL_MULTILIB_PACKAGE_ARCHS"))
 
     elif pkg_class == "deb":
         pm = DpkgPM(d,
                     root_path,
-                    d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCHS', True),
-                    d.getVar('DPKG_ARCH', True))
+                    d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCHS'),
+                    d.getVar('DPKG_ARCH'))
 
     pm.write_index()
     pm.update()
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/targetbuild.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/targetbuild.py
index 59593f5ef3..c001602b54 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/targetbuild.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/targetbuild.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class BuildProject(metaclass=ABCMeta):
     # Download self.archive to self.localarchive
     def _download_archive(self):
 
-        dl_dir = self.d.getVar("DL_DIR", True)
+        dl_dir = self.d.getVar("DL_DIR")
         if dl_dir and os.path.exists(os.path.join(dl_dir, self.archive)):
             bb.utils.copyfile(os.path.join(dl_dir, self.archive), self.localarchive)
             return
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class BuildProject(metaclass=ABCMeta):
 
         cmd = ''
         for var in exportvars:
-            val = self.d.getVar(var, True)
+            val = self.d.getVar(var)
             if val:
                 cmd = 'export ' + var + '=\"%s\"; %s' % (val, cmd)
 
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ class SDKBuildProject(BuildProject):
         self.testdir = testpath
         self.targetdir = testpath
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(testpath)
-        self.datetime = d.getVar('DATETIME', True)
-        self.testlogdir = d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR", True)
+        self.datetime = d.getVar('DATETIME')
+        self.testlogdir = d.getVar("TEST_LOG_DIR")
         bb.utils.mkdirhier(self.testlogdir)
         self.logfile = os.path.join(self.testlogdir, "sdk_target_log.%s" % self.datetime)
         BuildProject.__init__(self, d, uri, foldername, tmpdir=testpath)
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/testexport.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/testexport.py
index 57be2ca449..be2a2110fc 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/testexport.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/utils/testexport.py
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ def process_binaries(d, params):
         return extract_bin_command
 
     if determine_if_poky_env(): # machine with poky environment
-        exportpath = d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_DIR", True) if export_env else d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR", True)
-        rpm_deploy_dir = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_RPM", True)
-        arch = get_dest_folder(d.getVar("TUNE_FEATURES", True), os.listdir(rpm_deploy_dir))
+        exportpath = d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_DIR") if export_env else d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR")
+        rpm_deploy_dir = d.getVar("DEPLOY_DIR_RPM")
+        arch = get_dest_folder(d.getVar("TUNE_FEATURES"), os.listdir(rpm_deploy_dir))
         arch_rpm_dir = os.path.join(rpm_deploy_dir, arch)
         extracted_bin_dir = os.path.join(exportpath,"binaries", arch, "extracted_binaries")
         packaged_bin_dir = os.path.join(exportpath,"binaries", arch, "packaged_binaries")
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def process_binaries(d, params):
                     return ""
                 for item in native_rpm_file_list:# will copy all versions of package. Used version will be selected on remote machine
                     bb.plain("Copying native package file: %s" % item)
-                    sh.copy(os.path.join(rpm_deploy_dir, native_rpm_dir, item), os.path.join(d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_DIR", True), "binaries", "native"))
+                    sh.copy(os.path.join(rpm_deploy_dir, native_rpm_dir, item), os.path.join(d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_DIR"), "binaries", "native"))
             else: # nothing to do here; running tests under bitbake, so we asume native binaries are in sysroots dir.
                 if param_list[1] or param_list[4]:
                     bb.warn("Native binary %s %s%s. Running tests under bitbake environment. Version can't be checked except when the test itself does it"
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def process_binaries(d, params):
         else: # this is for target device
             if param_list[2] == "rpm":
                 return "No need to extract, this is an .rpm file"
-            arch = get_dest_folder(d.getVar("TUNE_FEATURES", True), os.listdir(binaries_path))
+            arch = get_dest_folder(d.getVar("TUNE_FEATURES"), os.listdir(binaries_path))
             extracted_bin_path = os.path.join(binaries_path, arch, "extracted_binaries")
             extracted_bin_list = [item for item in os.listdir(extracted_bin_path)]
             packaged_bin_path = os.path.join(binaries_path, arch, "packaged_binaries")
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ def send_bin_to_DUT(d,params):
     from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest
     param_list = params
     cleanup_list = list()
-    bins_dir = os.path.join(d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_DIR", True), "binaries") if determine_if_poky_env() \
+    bins_dir = os.path.join(d.getVar("TEST_EXPORT_DIR"), "binaries") if determine_if_poky_env() \
                     else os.getenv("bin_dir")
-    arch = get_dest_folder(d.getVar("TUNE_FEATURES", True), os.listdir(bins_dir))
+    arch = get_dest_folder(d.getVar("TUNE_FEATURES"), os.listdir(bins_dir))
     arch_rpms_dir = os.path.join(bins_dir, arch, "packaged_binaries")
     extracted_bin_dir = os.path.join(bins_dir, arch, "extracted_binaries", param_list[0])