diff --git a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
index 62fb72e..f199371 100644
--- a/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/QemuServer.pm
@@ -6697,16 +6697,6 @@ sub restore_update_config_line {
         } else {
             $res .= $line;
         }
-    } elsif ($line =~ m/^vmstatestorage:\s*(\S+)\s*$/) {
-        my $storeid = $1;
-        my $storecfg = PVE::Storage::config();
-        my $scfg = PVE::Storage::storage_config($storecfg, $storeid, 1);
-        if ($scfg && PVE::Storage::storage_check_enabled($storecfg, $storeid, undef, 1)) {
-            $res .= $line;
-        } else {
-            print "VM state storage '$storeid' is not available on this node, using"
-                . " automatic selection instead\n";
-        }
     } elsif (($line =~ m/^vmgenid: (.*)/)) {
         my $vmgenid = $1;
         if ($vmgenid ne '0') {