diff --git a/tests/check/scenarios/edit_while_seeked_with_stop.validatetest b/tests/check/scenarios/edit_while_seeked_with_stop.validatetest
index a9866faafb..b2fc4e8c91 100644
--- a/tests/check/scenarios/edit_while_seeked_with_stop.validatetest
+++ b/tests/check/scenarios/edit_while_seeked_with_stop.validatetest
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ meta,
     ignore-eos=true,
     configs = {
         # Ideally we should be able to record checksums... but they are not reproducible
-        "$(validateflow), pad=videosink:sink, record-buffers=true, ignored-fields={\"stream-start=stream-id,group-id,stream\"}",
+        "$(validateflow), pad=videosink:sink, record-buffers=true, ignored-fields=\"stream-start={stream-id,group-id,stream}\"",
     }
 
 add-clip, name=c0, asset-id=GESTestClip, layer-priority=0, type=GESTestClip, start=0, duration=1.0
diff --git a/tests/check/scenarios/edit_while_seeked_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected b/tests/check/scenarios/edit_while_seeked_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected
index d0a1c44b29..e6bdcebc0a 100644
--- a/tests/check/scenarios/edit_while_seeked_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected
+++ b/tests/check/scenarios/edit_while_seeked_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-event stream-start: GstEventStreamStart, flags=(GstStreamFlags)GST_STREAM_FLAG_NONE, stream=(GstStream)"\(GstStream\)\ stream0", group-id=(uint)2;
+event stream-start: GstEventStreamStart, flags=(GstStreamFlags)GST_STREAM_FLAG_NONE;
 event caps: video/x-raw, format=(string)I420, width=(int)1280, height=(int)720, framerate=(fraction)10/1, chroma-site=(string)mpeg2, colorimetry=(string)bt709;
 event segment: format=TIME, start=0:00:00.000000000, offset=0:00:00.000000000, stop=0:00:01.000000000, flags=0x01, time=0:00:00.000000000, base=0:00:00.000000000, position=none
 buffer: pts=0:00:00.000000000, dur=0:00:00.100000000
diff --git a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.check_clock_sync.validatetest b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.check_clock_sync.validatetest
index 3b28397ef7..c89266a291 100644
--- a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.check_clock_sync.validatetest
+++ b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.check_clock_sync.validatetest
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ meta,
     ignore-eos=true,
     configs = {
         # Ideally we should be able to record checksums... but they are not reproducible
-        "$(validateflow), pad=videosink:sink, record-buffers=true, ignored-fields={\"stream-start=stream-id,group-id,stream\"}",
+        "$(validateflow), pad=videosink:sink, record-buffers=true, ignored-fields=\"stream-start={stream-id,group-id,stream}\"",
     }
 
 add-clip, name=c0, asset-id=GESTestClip, layer-priority=0, type=GESTestClip, start=0, duration=1.0
diff --git a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.check_clock_sync/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.check_clock_sync/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected
index f975942b08..4370de58c4 100644
--- a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.check_clock_sync/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected
+++ b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.check_clock_sync/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-event stream-start: GstEventStreamStart, flags=(GstStreamFlags)GST_STREAM_FLAG_NONE, stream=(GstStream)"\(GstStream\)\ stream0", group-id=(uint)2;
+event stream-start: GstEventStreamStart, flags=(GstStreamFlags)GST_STREAM_FLAG_NONE;
 event caps: video/x-raw, format=(string)I420, width=(int)1280, height=(int)720, framerate=(fraction)10/1, chroma-site=(string)mpeg2, colorimetry=(string)bt709;
 event segment: format=TIME, start=0:00:00.000000000, offset=0:00:00.000000000, stop=0:00:01.000000000, flags=0x01, time=0:00:00.000000000, base=0:00:00.000000000, position=none
 buffer: pts=0:00:00.000000000, dur=0:00:00.100000000
diff --git a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.validatetest b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.validatetest
index b1421720f0..58fa43cb48 100644
--- a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.validatetest
+++ b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop.validatetest
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ meta,
     handles-states=true,
     ignore-eos=true,
     configs = {
-        "$(validateflow), pad=videosink:sink, record-buffers=true, ignored-fields={\"stream-start=stream-id,group-id,stream\"}",
-        "$(validateflow), pad=audiosink:sink, record-buffers=true, ignored-fields={\"stream-start=stream-id,group-id,stream\"}",
+        "$(validateflow), pad=videosink:sink, record-buffers=true, ignored-fields=\"stream-start={stream-id,group-id,stream}\"",
+        "$(validateflow), pad=audiosink:sink, record-buffers=true, ignored-fields=\"stream-start={stream-id,group-id,stream}\"",
     }
 
 add-clip, name=c0, asset-id=GESTestClip, layer-priority=0, type=GESTestClip, start=0, duration=1.0
diff --git a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-audiosink-sink-expected b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-audiosink-sink-expected
index 4ca1455936..f484fef98b 100644
--- a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-audiosink-sink-expected
+++ b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-audiosink-sink-expected
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-event stream-start: GstEventStreamStart, flags=(GstStreamFlags)GST_STREAM_FLAG_NONE, stream=(GstStream)"\(GstStream\)\ stream1", group-id=(uint)3;
+event stream-start: GstEventStreamStart, flags=(GstStreamFlags)GST_STREAM_FLAG_NONE;
 event caps: audio/x-raw, rate=(int)44100, format=(string)S32LE, channels=(int)2, layout=(string)interleaved, channel-mask=(bitmask)0x0000000000000003;
 event segment: format=TIME, start=0:00:00.000000000, offset=0:00:00.000000000, stop=0:00:01.000000000, flags=0x01, time=0:00:00.000000000, base=0:00:00.000000000, position=0:00:00.000000000
 buffer: pts=0:00:00.000000000, dur=0:00:00.010000000
diff --git a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected
index 5f11a16f9c..41028541e9 100644
--- a/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected
+++ b/tests/check/scenarios/seek_with_stop/flow-expectations/log-videosink-sink-expected
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-event stream-start: GstEventStreamStart, flags=(GstStreamFlags)GST_STREAM_FLAG_NONE, stream=(GstStream)"\(GstStream\)\ stream0", group-id=(uint)3;
+event stream-start: GstEventStreamStart, flags=(GstStreamFlags)GST_STREAM_FLAG_NONE;
 event caps: video/x-raw, format=(string)I420, width=(int)1280, height=(int)720, framerate=(fraction)30/1, chroma-site=(string)mpeg2, colorimetry=(string)bt709;
 event segment: format=TIME, start=0:00:00.000000000, offset=0:00:00.000000000, stop=0:00:01.000000000, flags=0x01, time=0:00:00.000000000, base=0:00:00.000000000, position=none
 buffer: pts=0:00:00.000000000, dur=0:00:00.033333333