diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 6bcd67611e..85d6789707 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -3883,10 +3883,6 @@ qemuDomainDefAddDefaultDevices(virQEMUDriver *driver,
         def->memballoon = memballoon;
     }
 
-    if (STRPREFIX(def->os.machine, "s390-virtio") &&
-        virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VIRTIO_S390) && def->memballoon)
-        def->memballoon->model = VIR_DOMAIN_MEMBALLOON_MODEL_NONE;
-
     if (addDefaultUSBMouse) {
         bool hasUSBTablet = false;
         size_t j;