diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/config_samples.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/config_samples.py
index 1b38276524..f5188e9f6a 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/config_samples.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/config_samples.py
@@ -42,13 +42,7 @@ def generate_empty_config(data):
     return new_data
 
 def generate_l2_config(data):
-    if not data['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost'].has_key('hostname'):
-        data['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost']['hostname'] = 'sonic'
-    if not data['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost'].has_key('type'):
-        data['DEVICE_METADATA']['localhost']['type'] = 'ToRRouter'
     data['VLAN'] = {'Vlan1000': {'vlanid': '1000'}}
-    vp = natsorted(data['PORT'].keys())
-    data['VLAN']['Vlan1000'].setdefault('members', vp)
     data['VLAN_MEMBER'] = {}
     for port in natsorted(data['PORT'].keys()):
         data['PORT'][port].setdefault('admin_status', 'up')
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_j2files.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_j2files.py
index 2d4dd47aa3..0298605889 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_j2files.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/tests/test_j2files.py
@@ -89,12 +89,15 @@ class TestJ2Files(TestCase):
         assert filecmp.cmp(sample_output_file, self.output_file)
 
     def test_l2switch_template(self):
-        argument = '-k Mellanox-SN2700 -t ' + os.path.join(self.test_dir, '../data/l2switch.j2') + ' -p ' + self.t0_port_config + ' > ' + self.output_file
-        self.run_script(argument)
+        argument = '-k Mellanox-SN2700 --preset l2 -p ' + self.t0_port_config
+        output = self.run_script(argument)
+        output_json = json.loads(output)
 
         sample_output_file = os.path.join(self.test_dir, 'sample_output', 'l2switch.json')
+        with open(sample_output_file) as sample_output_fd:
+            sample_output_json = json.load(sample_output_fd)
 
-        self.assertTrue(filecmp.cmp(sample_output_file, self.output_file))
+        self.assertTrue(json.dumps(sample_output_json, sort_keys=True) == json.dumps(output_json, sort_keys=True))
 
     def test_qos_arista7050_render_template(self):
         arista_dir_path = os.path.join(self.test_dir, '..', '..', '..', 'device', 'arista', 'x86_64-arista_7050_qx32s', 'Arista-7050-QX-32S')