diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
index c0eb25bdc7..4eae7bffdc 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_UNKNOWN = 0,    /* the reason is unknown */
     VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_USER = 1,       /* shutting down on user request */
-    VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_CRASHED = 2,    /* domain crashed */
 
 #ifdef VIR_ENUM_SENTINELS
     VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_LAST
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index a86be8c439..783df96b53 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -667,8 +667,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainPausedReason, VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED_LAST,
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainShutdownReason, VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_LAST,
               "unknown",
-              "user",
-              "crashed")
+              "user")
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainShutoffReason, VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF_LAST,
               "unknown",
diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c b/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
index 773f96d8b6..98fe7fec48 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain-monitor.c
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ vshDomainStateReasonToString(int state, int reason)
         switch ((virDomainShutdownReason) reason) {
         case VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_USER:
             return N_("user");
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_CRASHED:
-            return N_("crashed");
         case VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_UNKNOWN:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN_LAST:
             ;