diff --git a/src/util/vircgroup.c b/src/util/vircgroup.c
index a6a409af3d..49ebd37ded 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroup.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroup.c
@@ -2921,10 +2921,12 @@ int
 virCgroupBindMount(virCgroup *group, const char *oldroot,
                    const char *mountopts)
 {
-    size_t i;
+    ssize_t i;
     virCgroup *parent = virCgroupGetNested(group);
 
-    for (i = 0; i < VIR_CGROUP_BACKEND_TYPE_LAST; i++) {
+    /* In hybrid environments, V2 may be mounted over V1.
+     * Mount the backends in reverse order. */
+    for (i = VIR_CGROUP_BACKEND_TYPE_LAST - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         if (parent->backends[i] &&
             parent->backends[i]->bindMount(parent, oldroot, mountopts) < 0) {
             return -1;
diff --git a/src/util/vircgroupv2.c b/src/util/vircgroupv2.c
index 4c110940cf..0e0c61d466 100644
--- a/src/util/vircgroupv2.c
+++ b/src/util/vircgroupv2.c
@@ -75,22 +75,10 @@ virCgroupV2Available(void)
         if (STRNEQ(entry.mnt_type, "cgroup2"))
             continue;
 
-        /* Systemd uses cgroup v2 for process tracking but no controller is
-         * available. We should consider this configuration as cgroup v2 is
-         * not available. */
-        contFile = g_strdup_printf("%s/cgroup.controllers", entry.mnt_dir);
-
-        if (virFileReadAll(contFile, 1024 * 1024, &contStr) < 0)
-            goto cleanup;
-
-        if (STREQ(contStr, ""))
-            continue;
-
         ret = true;
         break;
     }
 
- cleanup:
     VIR_FORCE_FCLOSE(mounts);
     return ret;
 }