diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/date.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/date.py
index d6c04cb0f7..3b35964763 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/date.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/date.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest
 from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
 import re
 
-def setUpModule():
-    skipModuleUnless(oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.run('which date')[0] == 0, "No date in image or no connection")
-
 class DateTest(oeRuntimeTest):
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/df.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/df.py
index c9119898dc..b6da35027c 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/df.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/df.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import unittest
 from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest
 from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
 
-def setUpModule():
-    skipModuleUnless(oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.run('which df')[0] == 0, "No df in image or no connection")
 
 class DfTest(oeRuntimeTest):
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/dmesg.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/dmesg.py
index 48370fbb0c..a53d1f0bf3 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/dmesg.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/dmesg.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import unittest
 from oeqa.oetest import oeRuntimeTest
 from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
 
-def setUpModule():
-    skipModuleUnless(oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.run('which dmesg')[0] == 0, "No dmesg in image or no connection")
 
 class DmesgTest(oeRuntimeTest):
 
diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/vnc.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/vnc.py
index 9476184080..ce111793b8 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/vnc.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/vnc.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from oeqa.utils.decorators import *
 import re
 
 def setUpModule():
-    skipModuleUnless(oeRuntimeTest.tc.target.run('which x11vnc')[0] == 0, "No x11vnc in image")
+    skipModuleUnless(oeRuntimeTest.hasPackage('x11vnc'), "No x11vnc package in image")
 
 class VNCTest(oeRuntimeTest):