diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 85d6789707..d01ad2368c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -10666,12 +10666,10 @@ qemuDomainCheckCCWS390AddressSupport(const virDomainDef *def,
             return false;
         }
     } else if (info->type == VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_S390) {
-        if (!virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_S390)) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
-                           _("virtio S390 address type is not supported by "
-                             "this QEMU"));
-            return false;
-        }
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
+                       _("virtio S390 address type is not supported by "
+                         "this QEMU"));
+        return false;
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
index 0640cdd9f7..38eca0144d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_hotplug.c
@@ -1246,10 +1246,6 @@ qemuDomainAttachNetDevice(virQEMUDriver *driver,
         if (virDomainCCWAddressAssign(&net->info, ccwaddrs,
                                       !net->info.addr.ccw.assigned) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
-    } else if (virQEMUCapsGet(priv->qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_S390)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
-                       _("virtio-s390 net device cannot be hotplugged."));
-        goto cleanup;
     } else if (qemuDomainEnsurePCIAddress(vm, &dev, driver) < 0) {
         goto cleanup;
     }