diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
index 26174232da..1e3ec30d56 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if ((def = virDomainDefParseFile(caps, configFile,
                                      1 << VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_LXC,
-                                     VIR_DOMAIN_XML_INACTIVE)) == NULL)
+                                     0)) == NULL)
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (def->nnets != nveths) {
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 7e7affd75a..ffdd4ac5ac 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -1955,17 +1955,15 @@ static int lxcVmStart(virConnectPtr conn,
         lxcProcessAutoDestroyAdd(driver, vm, conn) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    /*
-     * Again, need to save the live configuration, because the function
-     * requires vm->def->id != -1 to save tty info surely.
-     */
-    if (virDomainSaveConfig(driver->stateDir, vm->def) < 0)
-        goto error;
-
     if (virDomainObjSetDefTransient(driver->caps, vm, false) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    /* Write domain status to disk. */
+    /* Write domain status to disk.
+     *
+     * XXX: Earlier we wrote the plain "live" domain XML to this
+     * location for the benefit of libvirt_lxc. We're now overwriting
+     * it with the live status XML instead. This is a (currently
+     * harmless) inconsistency we should fix one day */
     if (virDomainSaveStatus(driver->caps, driver->stateDir, vm) < 0)
         goto error;