diff --git a/aodh/tests/functional/gabbi/gabbits-live/alarms.yaml b/aodh/tests/functional/gabbi/gabbits-live/alarms.yaml
index 0f7a73ef7..b8fcedd51 100644
--- a/aodh/tests/functional/gabbi/gabbits-live/alarms.yaml
+++ b/aodh/tests/functional/gabbi/gabbits-live/alarms.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ tests:
       status: 201
       response_headers:
           location: /$SCHEME://$NETLOC/v2/alarms/
-          content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
+          content-type: application/json
       response_json_paths:
           $.severity: low
           $.threshold_rule.threshold: 300.0
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ tests:
           $.threshold_rule.threshold: 300.0
           $.threshold_rule.comparison_operator: eq
       response_headers:
-          content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
+          content-type: application/json
 
     - name: updateAlarm
       desc: Updates a specified alarm.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ tests:
       desc: Gets the state of a specified alarm.
       GET: /v2/alarms/$RESPONSE['$[0].alarm_id']/state
       response_headers:
-          content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
+          content-type: application/json
       response_json_paths:
           $: alarm