diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index a9c791aa92..61d184bfe4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -6927,62 +6927,18 @@ static char *qemuConnectDomainXMLToNative(virConnectPtr conn,
         unsigned int bootIndex = net->info.bootIndex;
         char *model = net->model;
         virMacAddr mac = net->mac;
+        char *script = net->script;
 
-        if (net->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK) {
-            int actualType = virDomainNetGetActualType(net);
-            const char *brname;
+        net->model = NULL;
+        net->script = NULL;
 
-            VIR_FREE(net->data.network.name);
-            VIR_FREE(net->data.network.portgroup);
-            if ((actualType == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE) &&
-                (brname = virDomainNetGetActualBridgeName(net))) {
+        virDomainNetDefClear(net);
 
-                char *brnamecopy;
-
-                if (VIR_STRDUP(brnamecopy, brname) < 0)
-                    goto cleanup;
-
-                virDomainActualNetDefFree(net->data.network.actual);
-
-                memset(net, 0, sizeof(*net));
-
-                net->type = VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET;
-                net->script = NULL;
-                net->data.ethernet.dev = brnamecopy;
-            } else {
-                /* actualType is either NETWORK or DIRECT. In either
-                 * case, the best we can do is NULL everything out.
-                 */
-                virDomainActualNetDefFree(net->data.network.actual);
-                memset(net, 0, sizeof(*net));
-
-                net->type = VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET;
-                net->script = NULL;
-                net->data.ethernet.dev = NULL;
-            }
-        } else if (net->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT) {
-            VIR_FREE(net->data.direct.linkdev);
-
-            memset(net, 0, sizeof(*net));
-
-            net->type = VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET;
-            net->script = NULL;
-            net->data.ethernet.dev = NULL;
-        } else if (net->type == VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE) {
-            char *script = net->script;
-            char *brname = net->data.bridge.brname;
-
-            memset(net, 0, sizeof(*net));
-
-            net->type = VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET;
-            net->script = script;
-            net->data.ethernet.dev = brname;
-        }
-
-        VIR_FREE(net->virtPortProfile);
+        net->type = VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_ETHERNET;
         net->info.bootIndex = bootIndex;
         net->model = model;
         net->mac = mac;
+        net->script = script;
     }
 
     if (!(cmd = qemuProcessCreatePretendCmd(conn, driver, vm, NULL,