diff --git a/cloud-hypervisor/tests/common/tests_wrappers.rs b/cloud-hypervisor/tests/common/tests_wrappers.rs
index 7c1c19e6b..f983de551 100644
--- a/cloud-hypervisor/tests/common/tests_wrappers.rs
+++ b/cloud-hypervisor/tests/common/tests_wrappers.rs
@@ -2289,3 +2289,36 @@ pub(crate) fn _test_dmi_oem_strings(guest: &Guest) {
 
     handle_child_output(r, &output);
 }
+
+pub(crate) fn _test_serial_off(guest: &Guest) {
+    let mut child = GuestCommand::new(guest)
+        .default_cpus()
+        .default_memory()
+        .default_kernel_cmdline()
+        .default_disks()
+        .default_net()
+        .args(["--serial", "off"])
+        .capture_output()
+        .spawn()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let r = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+        guest.wait_vm_boot().unwrap();
+
+        // Test that there is no ttyS0
+        assert_eq!(
+            guest
+                .ssh_command(GREP_SERIAL_IRQ_CMD)
+                .unwrap()
+                .trim()
+                .parse::<u32>()
+                .unwrap_or(1),
+            0
+        );
+    });
+
+    kill_child(&mut child);
+    let output = child.wait_with_output().unwrap();
+
+    handle_child_output(r, &output);
+}
diff --git a/cloud-hypervisor/tests/integration.rs b/cloud-hypervisor/tests/integration.rs
index 25b043e8f..990847de3 100644
--- a/cloud-hypervisor/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/cloud-hypervisor/tests/integration.rs
@@ -1936,39 +1936,8 @@ mod common_parallel {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_serial_off() {
-        let disk_config = UbuntuDiskConfig::new(JAMMY_IMAGE_NAME.to_string());
-        let guest = Guest::new(Box::new(disk_config));
-        let mut child = GuestCommand::new(&guest)
-            .default_cpus()
-            .default_memory()
-            .args(["--kernel", direct_kernel_boot_path().to_str().unwrap()])
-            .args(["--cmdline", DIRECT_KERNEL_BOOT_CMDLINE])
-            .default_disks()
-            .default_net()
-            .args(["--serial", "off"])
-            .capture_output()
-            .spawn()
-            .unwrap();
-
-        let r = std::panic::catch_unwind(|| {
-            guest.wait_vm_boot().unwrap();
-
-            // Test that there is no ttyS0
-            assert_eq!(
-                guest
-                    .ssh_command(GREP_SERIAL_IRQ_CMD)
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .trim()
-                    .parse::<u32>()
-                    .unwrap_or(1),
-                0
-            );
-        });
-
-        kill_child(&mut child);
-        let output = child.wait_with_output().unwrap();
-
-        handle_child_output(r, &output);
+        let guest = basic_regular_guest!(JAMMY_IMAGE_NAME);
+        _test_serial_off(&guest);
     }
 
     #[test]