diff --git a/tests/templates/ceph-inventory.j2 b/tests/templates/ceph-inventory.j2
index f005bfec5f..8b56f8bb56 100644
--- a/tests/templates/ceph-inventory.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/ceph-inventory.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [storage]
-{% for host in hostvars %}
+{% for host in hostvars | reject('equalto', 'localhost') %}
 {{ host }} ansible_host={{ hostvars[host]['ansible_host'] }}
 {% endfor %}
 
diff --git a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2 b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
index d89b905ca0..5492d94862 100644
--- a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ enable_redis: "yes"
 
 enable_ceph_rgw: "yes"
 ceph_rgw_hosts:
-{% for host in hostvars %}
+{% for host in hostvars | reject('equalto', 'localhost') %}
   - host: {{ host }}
     ip: {{ hostvars[host]['ansible_host'] }}
     port: 6780