diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
index 0abf7b11703..4e9c87222d0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ let
             --partition-guid=2:970C694F-AFD0-4B99-B750-CDB7A329AB6F \
             --hybrid 2 \
             --recompute-chs /dev/vda
-          . /sys/class/block/vda2/uevent
-          mknod /dev/vda2 b $MAJOR $MINOR
-          . /sys/class/block/vda/uevent
           ${pkgs.dosfstools}/bin/mkfs.fat -F16 /dev/vda2
           export MTOOLS_SKIP_CHECK=1
           ${pkgs.mtools}/bin/mlabel -i /dev/vda2 ::boot