diff --git a/common-tasks/test-set-nodepool-vars.yml b/common-tasks/test-set-nodepool-vars.yml
index cde599e0..76adba43 100644
--- a/common-tasks/test-set-nodepool-vars.yml
+++ b/common-tasks/test-set-nodepool-vars.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
         echo "opensuse_mirror=${NODEPOOL_OPENSUSE_MIRROR}"
         echo "pip_default_index=${NODEPOOL_PYPI_MIRROR}"
         echo "pip_wheel_mirror=${NODEPOOL_WHEEL_MIRROR}"
-        if [[ ${NODEPOOL_PYPI_MIRROR} == *.ovh.* ]]; then
-          echo "nova_virt_type=qemu"
-        fi
       args:
         executable: /bin/bash
       register: nodepool_variables