diff --git a/src/vz/vz_driver.c b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
index f8d9085460..376611542f 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_driver.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_driver.c
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ vzOpenDefault(virConnectPtr conn)
         goto err_free;
     }
 
-    privconn->drivername = conn->driver->name;
-
     if (prlsdkInit()) {
         VIR_DEBUG("%s", _("Can't initialize Parallels SDK"));
         goto err_free;
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_utils.c b/src/vz/vz_utils.c
index fed48a5b40..64e469c6b2 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_utils.c
+++ b/src/vz/vz_utils.c
@@ -178,10 +178,7 @@ vzNewDomain(vzConnPtr privconn, char *name, const unsigned char *uuid)
     pdom->cache.stats = PRL_INVALID_HANDLE;
     pdom->cache.count = -1;
 
-    if (STREQ(privconn->drivername, "vz"))
-        def->virtType = VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_VZ;
-    else
-        def->virtType = VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_PARALLELS;
+    def->virtType = VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_VZ;
 
     if (!(dom = virDomainObjListAdd(privconn->domains, def,
                                     privconn->xmlopt,
diff --git a/src/vz/vz_utils.h b/src/vz/vz_utils.h
index f3738502cc..b415b0ff25 100644
--- a/src/vz/vz_utils.h
+++ b/src/vz/vz_utils.h
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ struct _vzConn {
     virCapsPtr caps;
     virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt;
     virObjectEventStatePtr domainEventState;
-    const char *drivername;
     /* Immutable pointer, self-locking APIs */
     virConnectCloseCallbackDataPtr closeCallback;
     unsigned long vzVersion;