diff --git a/VMInstance.py b/VMInstance.py
index 3cf22c41..0e712d1d 100644
--- a/VMInstance.py
+++ b/VMInstance.py
@@ -240,10 +240,6 @@ class VMInstance:
             domxml = str(domxml.decode('ascii'))
             self.start_vm(domxml)
 
-        # We got no state and the VM isn't told to stop, so the VM is deleted and should be stopped
-        elif running == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_NOSTATE and self.state != "stop" and self.inshutdown == False and self.instop == False:
-            self.stop_vm()
-
 
 # This function is a wrapper for libvirt.lookupByUUID which fixes some problems
 # 1. Takes a text UUID and handles converting it to bytes