diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
index 9ac020916c..a9a7295557 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.h
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ struct _qemuDomainObjPrivate {
     virDomainPCIAddressSetPtr pciaddrs;
     virDomainCCWAddressSetPtr ccwaddrs;
     virDomainVirtioSerialAddrSetPtr vioserialaddrs;
-    int persistentAddrs;
 
     virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps;
     char *lockState;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
index 0312d5011a..cbd1927397 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain_address.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ qemuDomainAssignVirtioSerialAddresses(virDomainDefPtr def,
         priv = obj->privateData;
         /* if this is the live domain object, we persist the addresses */
         virDomainVirtioSerialAddrSetFree(priv->vioserialaddrs);
-        priv->persistentAddrs = 1;
         priv->vioserialaddrs = addrs;
         addrs = NULL;
     }
@@ -382,11 +381,8 @@ qemuDomainAssignS390Addresses(virDomainDefPtr def,
         if (addrs) {
             /* if this is the live domain object, we persist the CCW addresses*/
             virDomainCCWAddressSetFree(priv->ccwaddrs);
-            priv->persistentAddrs = 1;
             priv->ccwaddrs = addrs;
             addrs = NULL;
-        } else {
-            priv->persistentAddrs = 0;
         }
     }
     ret = 0;
@@ -1616,7 +1612,6 @@ qemuDomainAssignPCIAddresses(virDomainDefPtr def,
         priv = obj->privateData;
         /* if this is the live domain object, we persist the PCI addresses */
         virDomainPCIAddressSetFree(priv->pciaddrs);
-        priv->persistentAddrs = 1;
         priv->pciaddrs = addrs;
         addrs = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 106ffcda4b..e847cd1f13 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -5754,16 +5754,6 @@ void qemuProcessStop(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     priv->qemuDevices = NULL;
 
     virDomainDefClearDeviceAliases(vm->def);
-    if (!priv->persistentAddrs) {
-        virDomainDefClearPCIAddresses(vm->def);
-        virDomainPCIAddressSetFree(priv->pciaddrs);
-        priv->pciaddrs = NULL;
-        virDomainDefClearCCWAddresses(vm->def);
-        virDomainCCWAddressSetFree(priv->ccwaddrs);
-        priv->ccwaddrs = NULL;
-        virDomainVirtioSerialAddrSetFree(priv->vioserialaddrs);
-        priv->vioserialaddrs = NULL;
-    }
 
     qemuHostdevReAttachDomainDevices(driver, vm->def);