diff --git a/gnu/system/vm.scm b/gnu/system/vm.scm
index 03f7d6c9130fbd3a82d85feaab03f9e4d0bbd411..1e680b85a24b626ed981b2b3fcc5622eb7d4ca7d 100644
--- a/gnu/system/vm.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/vm.scm
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ (define file-systems-to-keep
               (initrd (lambda (file-systems . rest)
                         (apply base-initrd file-systems
                                #:virtio? #t
-                               #:qemu-networking? #t
                                rest)))
 
               ;; Force our own root file system.
@@ -386,7 +385,6 @@ (define user-file-systems
               (apply base-initrd file-systems
                      #:volatile-root? #t
                      #:virtio? #t
-                     #:qemu-networking? #t
                      rest)))
 
     ;; Disable swap.