diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 760f9f8bdf..e981f8e901 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -1268,13 +1268,6 @@ static int lxcDomainGetSecurityLabel(virDomainPtr dom, virSecurityLabelPtr secla
     if (virDomainGetSecurityLabelEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainVirtTypeToString(vm->def->virtType)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                       _("unknown virt type in domain definition '%d'"),
-                       vm->def->virtType);
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     /*
      * Theoretically, the pid can be replaced during this operation and
      * return the label of a different process.  If atomicity is needed,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 3615270650..a16eab5467 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -6445,13 +6445,6 @@ static int qemuDomainGetSecurityLabel(virDomainPtr dom, virSecurityLabelPtr secl
     if (virDomainGetSecurityLabelEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainVirtTypeToString(vm->def->virtType)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                       _("unknown virt type in domain definition '%d'"),
-                       vm->def->virtType);
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     /*
      * Theoretically, the pid can be replaced during this operation and
      * return the label of a different process.  If atomicity is needed,
@@ -6493,13 +6486,6 @@ static int qemuDomainGetSecurityLabelList(virDomainPtr dom,
     if (virDomainGetSecurityLabelListEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainVirtTypeToString(vm->def->virtType)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                       _("unknown virt type in domain definition '%d'"),
-                       vm->def->virtType);
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     /*
      * Check the comment in qemuDomainGetSecurityLabel function.
      */