diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/ard.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/ard.py
index 8d3dd78a3e..86951d975d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/ard.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/ard.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class ARDMediathekIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'^https?://(?:(?:www\.)?ardmediathek\.de|mediathek\.(?:daserste|rbb-online)\.de)/(?:.*/)(?P<video_id>[0-9]+|[^0-9][^/\?]+)[^/\?]*(?:\?.*)?'
 
     _TESTS = [{
+        # available till 26.07.2022
         'url': 'http://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/S%C3%9CDLICHT/Was-ist-die-Kunst-der-Zukunft-liebe-Ann/BR-Fernsehen/Video?bcastId=34633636&documentId=44726822',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '44726822',
@@ -36,59 +37,17 @@ class ARDMediathekIE(InfoExtractor):
             # m3u8 download
             'skip_download': True,
         }
-    },
-    {
-        'url': 'http://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Dokumentation-und-Reportage/Ich-liebe-das-Leben-trotzdem/rbb-Fernsehen/Video?documentId=29582122&bcastId=3822114',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '29582122',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Ich liebe das Leben trotzdem',
-            'description': 'md5:45e4c225c72b27993314b31a84a5261c',
-            'duration': 4557,
-        },
-        'params': {
-            # m3u8 download
-            'skip_download': True,
-        },
-        'skip': 'HTTP Error 404: Not Found',
-    }, {
-        'url': 'http://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Tatort/Tatort-Scheinwelten-H%C3%B6rfassung-Video/Das-Erste/Video?documentId=29522730&bcastId=602916',
-        'md5': 'f4d98b10759ac06c0072bbcd1f0b9e3e',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '29522730',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Tatort: Scheinwelten - Hörfassung (Video tgl. ab 20 Uhr)',
-            'description': 'md5:196392e79876d0ac94c94e8cdb2875f1',
-            'duration': 5252,
-        },
-        'skip': 'HTTP Error 404: Not Found',
     }, {
         # audio
         'url': 'http://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/WDR-H%C3%B6rspiel-Speicher/Tod-eines-Fu%C3%9Fballers/WDR-3/Audio-Podcast?documentId=28488308&bcastId=23074086',
-        'md5': '219d94d8980b4f538c7fcb0865eb7f2c',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '28488308',
-            'ext': 'mp3',
-            'title': 'Tod eines Fußballers',
-            'description': 'md5:f6e39f3461f0e1f54bfa48c8875c86ef',
-            'duration': 3240,
-        },
-        'skip': 'HTTP Error 404: Not Found',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }, {
         'url': 'http://mediathek.daserste.de/sendungen_a-z/328454_anne-will/22429276_vertrauen-ist-gut-spionieren-ist-besser-geht',
         'only_matching': True,
     }, {
         # audio
         'url': 'http://mediathek.rbb-online.de/radio/Hörspiel/Vor-dem-Fest/kulturradio/Audio?documentId=30796318&topRessort=radio&bcastId=9839158',
-        'md5': '4e8f00631aac0395fee17368ac0e9867',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '30796318',
-            'ext': 'mp3',
-            'title': 'Vor dem Fest',
-            'description': 'md5:c0c1c8048514deaed2a73b3a60eecacb',
-            'duration': 3287,
-        },
-        'skip': 'Video is no longer available',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _extract_media_info(self, media_info_url, webpage, video_id):
@@ -267,6 +226,7 @@ class ARDMediathekIE(InfoExtractor):
 class ARDIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'(?P<mainurl>https?://(www\.)?daserste\.de/[^?#]+/videos/(?P<display_id>[^/?#]+)-(?P<id>[0-9]+))\.html'
     _TESTS = [{
+        # available till 14.02.2019
         'url': 'http://www.daserste.de/information/talk/maischberger/videos/das-groko-drama-zerlegen-sich-die-volksparteien-video-102.html',
         'md5': '8e4ec85f31be7c7fc08a26cdbc5a1f49',
         'info_dict': {
@@ -278,20 +238,9 @@ class ARDIE(InfoExtractor):
             'upload_date': '20180214',
             'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
         },
-    },
-    {
+    }, {
         'url': 'http://www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/dokus/videos/die-story-im-ersten-mission-unter-falscher-flagge-100.html',
-        'md5': 'd216c3a86493f9322545e045ddc3eb35',
-        'info_dict': {
-            'display_id': 'die-story-im-ersten-mission-unter-falscher-flagge',
-            'id': '100',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'duration': 2600,
-            'title': 'Die Story im Ersten: Mission unter falscher Flagge',
-            'upload_date': '20140804',
-            'thumbnail': r're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
-        },
-        'skip': 'HTTP Error 404: Not Found',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):