diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index c5dbcaafa5..7ea157f9c4 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -825,10 +825,6 @@ libxlStateReload(void)
                                    libxl_driver->xmlopt,
                                    NULL, libxl_driver);
 
-    virDomainObjListForEach(libxl_driver->domains, false,
-                            libxlAutostartDomain,
-                            libxl_driver);
-
     virObjectUnref(cfg);
     return 0;
 }