4 files changed, 18 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/libpod/network/cni/cni_conversion.go b/libpod/network/cni/cni_conversion.go
index 70d259b60..788165b5e 100644
--- a/libpod/network/cni/cni_conversion.go
+++ b/libpod/network/cni/cni_conversion.go
@@ -295,10 +295,6 @@ func (n *cniNetwork) createCNIConfigListFromNetwork(network *types.Network, writ
 			// Note: in the future we might like to allow for dynamic domain names
 			plugins = append(plugins, newDNSNamePlugin(defaultPodmanDomainName))
 		}
-		// Add the podman-machine CNI plugin if we are in a machine
-		if n.isMachine {
-			plugins = append(plugins, newPodmanMachinePlugin())
-		}
 
 	case types.MacVLANNetworkDriver:
 		plugins = append(plugins, newVLANPlugin(types.MacVLANNetworkDriver, network.NetworkInterface, vlanPluginMode, mtu, ipamConf))
@@ -369,3 +365,14 @@ func convertSpecgenPortsToCNIPorts(ports []types.PortMapping) ([]cniPortMapEntry
 	}
 	return cniPorts, nil
 }
+
+func removeMachinePlugin(conf *libcni.NetworkConfigList) *libcni.NetworkConfigList {
+	plugins := make([]*libcni.NetworkConfig, 0, len(conf.Plugins))
+	for _, net := range conf.Plugins {
+		if net.Network.Type != "podman-machine" {
+			plugins = append(plugins, net)
+		}
+	}
+	conf.Plugins = plugins
+	return conf
+}
diff --git a/libpod/network/cni/cni_types.go b/libpod/network/cni/cni_types.go
index c70cb92b6..e5eb777de 100644
--- a/libpod/network/cni/cni_types.go
+++ b/libpod/network/cni/cni_types.go
@@ -110,12 +110,6 @@ type dnsNameConfig struct {
 	Capabilities map[string]bool `json:"capabilities"`
 }
 
-//  podmanMachineConfig enables port handling on the host OS
-type podmanMachineConfig struct {
-	PluginType   string          `json:"type"`
-	Capabilities map[string]bool `json:"capabilities"`
-}
-
 // ncList describes a generic map
 type ncList map[string]interface{}
 
@@ -285,12 +279,3 @@ func newVLANPlugin(pluginType, device, mode string, mtu int, ipam ipamConfig) VL
 	}
 	return m
 }
-
-func newPodmanMachinePlugin() podmanMachineConfig {
-	caps := make(map[string]bool, 1)
-	caps["portMappings"] = true
-	return podmanMachineConfig{
-		PluginType:   "podman-machine",
-		Capabilities: caps,
-	}
-}
diff --git a/libpod/network/cni/config_test.go b/libpod/network/cni/config_test.go
index 0dfc6173c..c2e5fc985 100644
--- a/libpod/network/cni/config_test.go
+++ b/libpod/network/cni/config_test.go
@@ -965,19 +965,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Config", func() {
 			Expect(logString).To(ContainSubstring("dnsname and internal networks are incompatible"))
 		})
 
-		It("create config with podman machine plugin", func() {
-			libpodNet, err := getNetworkInterface(cniConfDir, true)
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-
-			network := types.Network{}
-			network1, err := libpodNet.NetworkCreate(network)
-			Expect(err).To(BeNil())
-			Expect(network1.Driver).To(Equal("bridge"))
-			path := filepath.Join(cniConfDir, network1.Name+".conflist")
-			Expect(path).To(BeARegularFile())
-			grepInFile(path, `"type": "podman-machine",`)
-		})
-
 		It("network inspect partial ID", func() {
 			network := types.Network{Name: "net4"}
 			network1, err := libpodNet.NetworkCreate(network)
diff --git a/libpod/network/cni/network.go b/libpod/network/cni/network.go
index 3e9cdaa47..41e3e414e 100644
--- a/libpod/network/cni/network.go
+++ b/libpod/network/cni/network.go
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@ func (n *cniNetwork) loadNetworks() error {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// podman < v4.0 used the podman-machine cni plugin for podman machine port forwarding
+		// since this is now build into podman we no longer use the plugin
+		// old configs may still contain it so we just remove it here
+		if n.isMachine {
+			conf = removeMachinePlugin(conf)
+		}
+
 		if _, err := n.cniConf.ValidateNetworkList(context.Background(), conf); err != nil {
 			logrus.Warnf("Error validating CNI config file %s: %v", file, err)
 			continue