diff --git a/ui/addhardware.ui b/ui/addhardware.ui
index 00321c4a8..d72935b7f 100644
--- a/ui/addhardware.ui
+++ b/ui/addhardware.ui
@@ -243,30 +243,6 @@
                                             <property name="top_attach">0</property>
                                           </packing>
                                         </child>
-                                        <child>
-                                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="label-storage-io">
-                                            <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                                            <property name="halign">start</property>
-                                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">_IO mode:</property>
-                                            <property name="use_underline">True</property>
-                                            <property name="mnemonic_widget">storage-io</property>
-                                          </object>
-                                          <packing>
-                                            <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                                            <property name="top_attach">1</property>
-                                          </packing>
-                                        </child>
-                                        <child>
-                                          <object class="GtkComboBox" id="storage-io">
-                                            <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                                          </object>
-                                          <packing>
-                                            <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                                            <property name="top_attach">1</property>
-                                          </packing>
-                                        </child>
                                         <child>
                                           <object class="GtkLabel" id="label-storage-discard">
                                             <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -278,7 +254,7 @@
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                                            <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                                            <property name="top_attach">1</property>
                                           </packing>
                                         </child>
                                         <child>
@@ -288,7 +264,7 @@
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                                            <property name="top_attach">2</property>
+                                            <property name="top_attach">1</property>
                                           </packing>
                                         </child>
                                         <child>
@@ -302,7 +278,7 @@
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                                            <property name="top_attach">3</property>
+                                            <property name="top_attach">2</property>
                                           </packing>
                                         </child>
                                         <child>
@@ -312,33 +288,7 @@
                                           </object>
                                           <packing>
                                             <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                                            <property name="top_attach">3</property>
-                                          </packing>
-                                        </child>
-                                        <child>
-                                          <object class="GtkLabel" id="disk-pr-label">
-                                            <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
-                                            <property name="halign">end</property>
-                                            <property name="label" translatable="yes">Persistent _Reservations:</property>
-                                            <property name="use_underline">True</property>
-                                            <property name="mnemonic_widget">disk-pr-checkbox</property>
-                                          </object>
-                                          <packing>
-                                            <property name="left_attach">0</property>
-                                            <property name="top_attach">4</property>
-                                          </packing>
-                                        </child>
-                                        <child>
-                                          <object class="GtkCheckButton" id="disk-pr-checkbox">
-                                            <property name="visible">True</property>
-                                            <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                                            <property name="receives_default">False</property>
-                                            <property name="draw_indicator">False</property>
-                                          </object>
-                                          <packing>
-                                            <property name="left_attach">1</property>
-                                            <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+                                            <property name="top_attach">2</property>
                                           </packing>
                                         </child>
                                       </object>
diff --git a/virtManager/addhardware.py b/virtManager/addhardware.py
index cfa0cffe8..5ed07ca18 100644
--- a/virtManager/addhardware.py
+++ b/virtManager/addhardware.py
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ class vmmAddHardware(vmmGObjectUI):
         self.build_disk_bus_combo(self.vm, self.widget("storage-bustype"))
         self._build_disk_device_combo()
         self.build_disk_cache_combo(self.vm, self.widget("storage-cache"))
-        self.build_disk_io_combo(self.vm, self.widget("storage-io"))
         self.build_disk_discard_combo(self.vm, self.widget("storage-discard"))
         self.build_disk_detect_zeroes_combo(self.vm,
             self.widget("storage-detect-zeroes"))
@@ -733,13 +732,6 @@ class vmmAddHardware(vmmGObjectUI):
             values.append([m, m])
         _build_combo(combo, values, sort=False)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def build_disk_io_combo(_vm, combo):
-        values = [[None, _("Hypervisor default")]]
-        for m in DeviceDisk.IO_MODES:
-            values.append([m, m])
-        _build_combo(combo, values, sort=False)
-
     @staticmethod
     def build_disk_discard_combo(_vm, combo):
         values = [[None, _("Hypervisor default")]]
@@ -1140,11 +1132,6 @@ class vmmAddHardware(vmmGObjectUI):
             self.widget("storage-devtype"))
         self._refresh_disk_bus(devtype)
 
-        # Reset the status of disk-pr-checkbox to inactive
-        self.widget("disk-pr-checkbox").set_active(False)
-        is_lun = devtype == "lun"
-        uiutil.set_grid_row_visible(self.widget("disk-pr-checkbox"), is_lun)
-
         allow_create = devtype not in ["cdrom", "floppy"]
         self.addstorage.widget("storage-create-box").set_sensitive(
             allow_create)
@@ -1549,14 +1536,10 @@ class vmmAddHardware(vmmGObjectUI):
             self.widget("storage-devtype"))
         cache = uiutil.get_list_selection(
             self.widget("storage-cache"))
-        io = uiutil.get_list_selection(
-            self.widget("storage-io"))
         discard = uiutil.get_list_selection(
             self.widget("storage-discard"))
         detect_zeroes = uiutil.get_list_selection(
             self.widget("storage-detect-zeroes"))
-        if device == "lun":
-            reservations_managed = self.widget("disk-pr-checkbox").get_active()
 
         controller_model = None
         if (bus == "scsi" and
@@ -1572,14 +1555,10 @@ class vmmAddHardware(vmmGObjectUI):
         disk.bus = bus
         if cache:
             disk.driver_cache = cache
-        if io:
-            disk.driver_io = io
         if discard:
             disk.driver_discard = discard
         if detect_zeroes:
             disk.driver_detect_zeroes = detect_zeroes
-        if device == "lun" and reservations_managed:
-            disk.reservations_managed = "yes"
 
         # Generate target
         disks = (self.vm.xmlobj.devices.disk +
diff --git a/virtinst/devices/disk.py b/virtinst/devices/disk.py
index cfe6ae914..cf5f31b8a 100644
--- a/virtinst/devices/disk.py
+++ b/virtinst/devices/disk.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class DeviceDisk(Device):
 
     IO_MODE_NATIVE = "native"
     IO_MODE_THREADS = "threads"
-    IO_MODES = [IO_MODE_NATIVE, IO_MODE_THREADS]
+
 
     @staticmethod
     def path_definitely_exists(conn, path):