diff --git a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
index 45a2ceda2227..6b1533c17c8b 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/boot_linux_console.py
@@ -1043,49 +1043,6 @@ def test_arm_vexpressa9(self):
         self.vm.add_args('-dtb', self.workdir + '/day16/vexpress-v2p-ca9.dtb')
         self.do_test_advcal_2018('16', tar_hash, 'winter.zImage')
 
-    def test_arm_ast2400_palmetto_openbmc_v2_9_0(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
-        :avocado: tags=machine:palmetto-bmc
-        """
-
-        image_url = ('https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/releases/download/2.9.0/'
-                     'obmc-phosphor-image-palmetto.static.mtd')
-        image_hash = ('3e13bbbc28e424865dc42f35ad672b10f2e82cdb11846bb28fa625b48beafd0d')
-        image_path = self.fetch_asset(image_url, asset_hash=image_hash,
-                                      algorithm='sha256')
-
-        self.do_test_arm_aspeed(image_path)
-
-    def test_arm_ast2500_romulus_openbmc_v2_9_0(self):
-        """
-        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
-        :avocado: tags=machine:romulus-bmc
-        """
-
-        image_url = ('https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/releases/download/2.9.0/'
-                     'obmc-phosphor-image-romulus.static.mtd')
-        image_hash = ('820341076803f1955bc31e647a512c79f9add4f5233d0697678bab4604c7bb25')
-        image_path = self.fetch_asset(image_url, asset_hash=image_hash,
-                                      algorithm='sha256')
-
-        self.do_test_arm_aspeed(image_path)
-
-    def do_test_arm_aspeed(self, image):
-        self.vm.set_console()
-        self.vm.add_args('-drive', 'file=' + image + ',if=mtd,format=raw',
-                         '-net', 'nic')
-        self.vm.launch()
-
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern("U-Boot 2016.07")
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern("## Loading kernel from FIT Image at 20080000")
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern("Starting kernel ...")
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern("Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0")
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern(
-                "aspeed-smc 1e620000.spi: read control register: 203b0641")
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern("ftgmac100 1e660000.ethernet eth0: irq ")
-        self.wait_for_console_pattern("systemd[1]: Set hostname to")
-
     def test_arm_ast2600_debian(self):
         """
         :avocado: tags=arch:arm
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py b/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py
index 33090af19940..89bfad307661 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_aspeed.py
@@ -34,3 +34,53 @@ def test_ast1030_zephyros(self):
         wait_for_console_pattern(self, "Booting Zephyr OS")
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, "help",
                                           "Available commands")
+
+class AST2x00Machine(QemuSystemTest):
+
+    def wait_for_console_pattern(self, success_message, vm=None):
+        wait_for_console_pattern(self, success_message,
+                                 failure_message='Kernel panic - not syncing',
+                                 vm=vm)
+
+    def do_test_arm_aspeed(self, image):
+        self.vm.set_console()
+        self.vm.add_args('-drive', 'file=' + image + ',if=mtd,format=raw',
+                         '-net', 'nic')
+        self.vm.launch()
+
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("U-Boot 2016.07")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("## Loading kernel from FIT Image at 20080000")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("Starting kernel ...")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0")
+        wait_for_console_pattern(self,
+                "aspeed-smc 1e620000.spi: read control register: 203b0641")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("ftgmac100 1e660000.ethernet eth0: irq ")
+        self.wait_for_console_pattern("systemd[1]: Set hostname to")
+
+    def test_arm_ast2400_palmetto_openbmc_v2_9_0(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+        :avocado: tags=machine:palmetto-bmc
+        """
+
+        image_url = ('https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/releases/download/2.9.0/'
+                     'obmc-phosphor-image-palmetto.static.mtd')
+        image_hash = ('3e13bbbc28e424865dc42f35ad672b10f2e82cdb11846bb28fa625b48beafd0d')
+        image_path = self.fetch_asset(image_url, asset_hash=image_hash,
+                                      algorithm='sha256')
+
+        self.do_test_arm_aspeed(image_path)
+
+    def test_arm_ast2500_romulus_openbmc_v2_9_0(self):
+        """
+        :avocado: tags=arch:arm
+        :avocado: tags=machine:romulus-bmc
+        """
+
+        image_url = ('https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/releases/download/2.9.0/'
+                     'obmc-phosphor-image-romulus.static.mtd')
+        image_hash = ('820341076803f1955bc31e647a512c79f9add4f5233d0697678bab4604c7bb25')
+        image_path = self.fetch_asset(image_url, asset_hash=image_hash,
+                                      algorithm='sha256')
+
+        self.do_test_arm_aspeed(image_path)
