diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 863ab09cb5..2a001c3774 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -2439,12 +2439,9 @@ qemuDomainCheckDiskStartupPolicy(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                                  size_t diskIndex,
                                  bool cold_boot)
 {
-    char uuid[VIR_UUID_STRING_BUFLEN];
     int startupPolicy = vm->def->disks[diskIndex]->startupPolicy;
     int device = vm->def->disks[diskIndex]->device;
 
-    virUUIDFormat(vm->def->uuid, uuid);
-
     switch ((virDomainStartupPolicy) startupPolicy) {
         case VIR_DOMAIN_STARTUP_POLICY_OPTIONAL:
             /* Once started with an optional disk, qemu saves its section