diff --git a/pkg/machine/vmconfigs/machine.go b/pkg/machine/vmconfigs/machine.go
index 8627a0b19e..256c20ae4a 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/vmconfigs/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/vmconfigs/machine.go
@@ -303,24 +303,6 @@ func (mc *MachineConfig) LogFile() (*define.VMFile, error) {
 	return rtDir.AppendToNewVMFile(mc.Name+".log", nil)
 }
 
-func (mc *MachineConfig) Kind() (define.VMType, error) {
-	// Not super in love with this approach
-	if mc.QEMUHypervisor != nil {
-		return define.QemuVirt, nil
-	}
-	if mc.AppleHypervisor != nil {
-		return define.AppleHvVirt, nil
-	}
-	if mc.HyperVHypervisor != nil {
-		return define.HyperVVirt, nil
-	}
-	if mc.WSLHypervisor != nil {
-		return define.WSLVirt, nil
-	}
-
-	return define.UnknownVirt, nil
-}
-
 func (mc *MachineConfig) IsFirstBoot() (bool, error) {
 	never, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z")
 	if err != nil {