diff --git a/src/conf/domain_addr.c b/src/conf/domain_addr.c
index 9d48c8e676..fd3f342097 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_addr.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_addr.c
@@ -755,46 +755,34 @@ virDomainPCIAddressGetNextAddr(virDomainPCIAddressSetPtr addrs,
                                virDomainPCIConnectFlags flags,
                                int function)
 {
-    /* default to starting the search for a free slot from
-     * the first slot of domain 0 bus 0...
-     */
     virPCIDeviceAddress a = { 0 };
-    bool found = false;
 
     if (addrs->nbuses == 0) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_XML_ERROR, "%s", _("No PCI buses available"));
         goto error;
     }
 
-    /* ...unless this search is for the exact same type of device as
-     * last time, then continue the search from the slot where we
-     * found the previous match (it's possible there will still be a
-     * function available on that slot).
-     */
-    if (flags == addrs->lastFlags)
-        a = addrs->lastaddr;
-    else
-        a.slot = addrs->buses[0].minSlot;
-
     /* if the caller asks for "any function", give them function 0 */
     if (function == -1)
         a.function = 0;
     else
         a.function = function;
 
-    while (a.bus < addrs->nbuses) {
-        if (virDomainPCIAddressFindUnusedFunctionOnBus(&addrs->buses[a.bus],
-                                                       &a, function,
+    /* "Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on
+     * till you come to the end: then stop." */
+    for (a.bus = 0; a.bus < addrs->nbuses; a.bus++) {
+        virDomainPCIAddressBusPtr bus = &addrs->buses[a.bus];
+        bool found = false;
+
+        a.slot = bus->minSlot;
+
+        if (virDomainPCIAddressFindUnusedFunctionOnBus(bus, &a, function,
                                                        flags, &found) < 0) {
             goto error;
         }
 
         if (found)
             goto success;
-
-        /* nothing on this bus, go to the next bus */
-        if (++a.bus < addrs->nbuses)
-            a.slot = addrs->buses[a.bus].minSlot;
     }
 
     /* There were no free slots after the last used one */
@@ -805,20 +793,6 @@ virDomainPCIAddressGetNextAddr(virDomainPCIAddressSetPtr addrs,
         /* this device will use the first slot of the new bus */
         a.slot = addrs->buses[a.bus].minSlot;
         goto success;
-    } else if (flags == addrs->lastFlags) {
-        /* Check the buses from 0 up to the last used one */
-        for (a.bus = 0; a.bus <= addrs->lastaddr.bus; a.bus++) {
-            a.slot = addrs->buses[a.bus].minSlot;
-
-            if (virDomainPCIAddressFindUnusedFunctionOnBus(&addrs->buses[a.bus],
-                                                           &a, function,
-                                                           flags, &found) < 0) {
-                goto error;
-            }
-
-            if (found)
-                goto success;
-        }
     }
 
     virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
@@ -865,9 +839,6 @@ virDomainPCIAddressReserveNextAddr(virDomainPCIAddressSetPtr addrs,
     if (virDomainPCIAddressReserveAddrInternal(addrs, &addr, flags, false) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    addrs->lastaddr = addr;
-    addrs->lastFlags = flags;
-
     if (!addrs->dryRun) {
         dev->type = VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_PCI;
         dev->addr.pci = addr;
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_addr.h b/src/conf/domain_addr.h
index 56448d43f0..7b2c4d21f0 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_addr.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_addr.h
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ typedef virDomainPCIAddressBus *virDomainPCIAddressBusPtr;
 struct _virDomainPCIAddressSet {
     virDomainPCIAddressBus *buses;
     size_t nbuses;
-    virPCIDeviceAddress lastaddr;
-    virDomainPCIConnectFlags lastFlags;
     bool dryRun;          /* on a dry run, new buses are auto-added
                              and addresses aren't saved in device infos */
 };