diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index d5816a4829026ecf38cc2b300ba344141b9bf6bf..7abf5a00a211e71ff80e5c24ba0f6262b2ee1f0c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -3577,10 +3577,6 @@ cleanup:
         driver->securityDriver->domainReleaseSecurityLabel)
         driver->securityDriver->domainReleaseSecurityLabel(vm);
     qemuRemoveCgroup(driver, vm, 1);
-    if ((vm->def->ngraphics == 1) &&
-        vm->def->graphics[0]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_VNC &&
-        vm->def->graphics[0]->data.vnc.autoport)
-        vm->def->graphics[0]->data.vnc.port = -1;
     if (logfile != -1)
         close(logfile);
     vm->def->id = -1;