diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 12d9477cf1a3c9042534f0293d19efceae808db2..61c9a1066134667e5ae99634dbb7366a63b55a96 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -5573,11 +5573,6 @@ virQEMUCapsSupportsChardev(const virDomainDef *def,
     if ((def->os.arch != VIR_ARCH_ARMV7L) && (def->os.arch != VIR_ARCH_AARCH64))
         return true;
 
-    /* The virt machine has a PCIe bus and allows plugging in the same type of
-     * devices as x86 systems do on a PCIe bus. */
-    if (qemuDomainIsVirt(def))
-        return true;
-
     /* This may not be true for all ARM machine types, but at least
      * the only supported non-virtio serial devices of vexpress and versatile
      * don't have the -chardev property wired up. */