diff --git a/tools/virsh.c b/tools/virsh.c
index eb11a78edfe7291f1c34da350c298c53e57db109..fb66a726503f3260008b1049d32f53822bbcfd93 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.c
+++ b/tools/virsh.c
@@ -3248,9 +3248,6 @@ cmdInterfaceEdit (vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
     doc_edited = editReadBackFile (ctl, tmp);
     if (!doc_edited) goto cleanup;
 
-    unlink (tmp);
-    tmp = NULL;
-
     /* Compare original XML with edited.  Has it changed at all? */
     if (STREQ (doc, doc_edited)) {
         vshPrint (ctl, _("Interface %s XML configuration not changed.\n"),
@@ -4193,9 +4190,6 @@ cmdNWFilterEdit (vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
     doc_edited = editReadBackFile (ctl, tmp);
     if (!doc_edited) goto cleanup;
 
-    unlink (tmp);
-    tmp = NULL;
-
     /* Compare original XML with edited.  Has it changed at all? */
     if (STREQ (doc, doc_edited)) {
         vshPrint (ctl, _("Network filter %s XML configuration not changed.\n"),