diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_ntp/tests/cli/ntp_configuration.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_ntp/tests/cli/ntp_configuration.yaml
index a3e586b86aa..07de735c102 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ios_ntp/tests/cli/ntp_configuration.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_ntp/tests/cli/ntp_configuration.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: remove NTP (if set)
-  ios_ntp:
+  ios_ntp: &remove
     server: 10.75.32.5
     source_int: Loopback0
     acl: NTP_ACL