diff --git a/qa/standalone/erasure-code/test-erasure-code-plugins.sh b/qa/standalone/erasure-code/test-erasure-code-plugins.sh
index 677a7668639..b5648d472b9 100755
--- a/qa/standalone/erasure-code/test-erasure-code-plugins.sh
+++ b/qa/standalone/erasure-code/test-erasure-code-plugins.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ case $arch in
     aarch64*|arm*)
         legacy_jerasure_plugins=(jerasure_generic jerasure_neon)
         legacy_shec_plugins=(shec_generic shec_neon)
-        plugins=(jerasure shec lrc isa)
+        plugins=(jerasure shec lrc)
         ;;
     *)
         echo "unsupported platform ${arch}."
diff --git a/qa/suites/rados/thrash-erasure-code-isa/arch/aarch64.yaml b/qa/suites/rados/thrash-erasure-code-isa/arch/aarch64.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6399b9959b5..00000000000
--- a/qa/suites/rados/thrash-erasure-code-isa/arch/aarch64.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-arch: aarch64