diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_interface.c b/src/qemu/qemu_interface.c
index e637d21fb7..b48ae50464 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_interface.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_interface.c
@@ -196,12 +196,8 @@ qemuInterfaceStopDevice(virDomainNetDefPtr net)
         break;
     }
 
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET:
-        if (virNetDevIPInfoAddToDev(net->ifname, &net->hostIP) < 0)
-            goto cleanup;
-        break;
-
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_USER:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_VHOSTUSER:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_SERVER:
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_CLIENT:
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-eth-hostip.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-eth-hostip.args
deleted file mode 100644
index b96c933ff1..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-eth-hostip.args
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-LC_ALL=C \
-PATH=/bin \
-HOME=/home/test \
-USER=test \
-LOGNAME=test \
-QEMU_AUDIO_DRV=none \
-/usr/bin/qemu \
--name QEMUGuest1 \
--S \
--M pc \
--m 214 \
--smp 1 \
--uuid c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809 \
--nographic \
--nodefaults \
--monitor unix:/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/monitor.sock,server,nowait \
--no-acpi \
--boot c \
--usb \
--drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
--device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
--device rtl8139,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 \
--net tap,fd=3,vlan=0,name=hostnet0
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-eth-hostip.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-eth-hostip.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d08e82fb1..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-net-eth-hostip.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<domain type='qemu'>
-  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
-  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
-  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
-    <boot dev='hd'/>
-  </os>
-  <clock offset='utc'/>
-  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
-  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
-  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
-  <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'/>
-    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <interface type='ethernet'>
-      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:55'/>
-      <source>
-        <ip address='192.168.125.1' family='ipv4' prefix='24' peer='192.168.125.2'/>
-        <route family='ipv4' address='10.20.0.0' prefix='16' gateway='192.168.125.2'/>
-      </source>
-      <script path='/etc/qemu-ifup'/>
-      <model type='rtl8139'/>
-    </interface>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index bc0d805739..a4b8bf4a49 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,6 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("net-eth", NONE);
     DO_TEST("net-eth-ifname", NONE);
     DO_TEST("net-eth-names", NONE);
-    DO_TEST("net-eth-hostip", NONE);
     DO_TEST("net-client", NONE);
     DO_TEST("net-server", NONE);
     DO_TEST("net-mcast", NONE);
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-net-eth-hostip.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-net-eth-hostip.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 856b35bd48..0000000000
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-net-eth-hostip.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<domain type='qemu'>
-  <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
-  <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
-  <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
-  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
-  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
-  <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
-    <boot dev='hd'/>
-  </os>
-  <clock offset='utc'/>
-  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
-  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
-  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
-  <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
-    <controller type='usb' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
-    </controller>
-    <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
-    <interface type='ethernet'>
-      <mac address='00:11:22:33:44:55'/>
-      <source>
-        <ip address='192.168.125.1' family='ipv4' prefix='24' peer='192.168.125.2'/>
-        <route family='ipv4' address='10.20.0.0' prefix='16' gateway='192.168.125.2'/>
-      </source>
-      <script path='/etc/qemu-ifup'/>
-      <model type='rtl8139'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
-    </interface>
-    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
-    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
-    <memballoon model='none'/>
-  </devices>
-</domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 29a29c5494..7db9cb7931 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("net-virtio-disable-offloads");
     DO_TEST("net-eth");
     DO_TEST("net-eth-ifname");
-    DO_TEST("net-eth-hostip");
     DO_TEST("net-virtio-network-portgroup");
     DO_TEST("net-hostdev");
     DO_TEST("net-hostdev-vfio");