diff --git a/src/conf/storage_conf.c b/src/conf/storage_conf.c
index eaa932529d..e4232e9af9 100644
--- a/src/conf/storage_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/storage_conf.c
@@ -2172,9 +2172,6 @@ static bool
 virStoragePoolMatch(virStoragePoolObjPtr poolobj,
                     unsigned int flags)
 {
-    if (poolobj->internal)
-        return false;
-
     /* filter by active state */
     if (MATCH(VIR_CONNECT_LIST_STORAGE_POOLS_FILTERS_ACTIVE) &&
         !((MATCH(VIR_CONNECT_LIST_STORAGE_POOLS_ACTIVE) &&
diff --git a/src/conf/storage_conf.h b/src/conf/storage_conf.h
index cada861a5c..251b9681e1 100644
--- a/src/conf/storage_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/storage_conf.h
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ struct _virStoragePoolObj {
     int active;
     int autostart;
     unsigned int asyncjobs;
-    bool internal;
 
     virStoragePoolDefPtr def;
     virStoragePoolDefPtr newDef;
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index 64451c572a..e0ebdb06f3 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -376,8 +376,7 @@ storageConnectNumOfStoragePools(virConnectPtr conn) {
         virStoragePoolObjPtr obj = driver->pools.objs[i];
         virStoragePoolObjLock(obj);
         if (virConnectNumOfStoragePoolsCheckACL(conn, obj->def) &&
-            virStoragePoolObjIsActive(obj) &&
-            !obj->internal)
+            virStoragePoolObjIsActive(obj))
             nactive++;
         virStoragePoolObjUnlock(obj);
     }
@@ -402,8 +401,7 @@ storageConnectListStoragePools(virConnectPtr conn,
         virStoragePoolObjPtr obj = driver->pools.objs[i];
         virStoragePoolObjLock(obj);
         if (virConnectListStoragePoolsCheckACL(conn, obj->def) &&
-            virStoragePoolObjIsActive(obj) &&
-            !obj->internal) {
+            virStoragePoolObjIsActive(obj)) {
             if (VIR_STRDUP(names[got], obj->def->name) < 0) {
                 virStoragePoolObjUnlock(obj);
                 goto cleanup;
@@ -437,8 +435,7 @@ storageConnectNumOfDefinedStoragePools(virConnectPtr conn) {
         virStoragePoolObjPtr obj = driver->pools.objs[i];
         virStoragePoolObjLock(obj);
         if (virConnectNumOfDefinedStoragePoolsCheckACL(conn, obj->def) &&
-            !virStoragePoolObjIsActive(obj) &&
-            !obj->internal)
+            !virStoragePoolObjIsActive(obj))
             nactive++;
         virStoragePoolObjUnlock(obj);
     }
@@ -463,8 +460,7 @@ storageConnectListDefinedStoragePools(virConnectPtr conn,
         virStoragePoolObjPtr obj = driver->pools.objs[i];
         virStoragePoolObjLock(obj);
         if (virConnectListDefinedStoragePoolsCheckACL(conn, obj->def) &&
-            !virStoragePoolObjIsActive(obj) &&
-            !obj->internal) {
+            !virStoragePoolObjIsActive(obj)) {
             if (VIR_STRDUP(names[got], obj->def->name) < 0) {
                 virStoragePoolObjUnlock(obj);
                 goto cleanup;