diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.inc b/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
index d7392d4762..c143e37f71 100644
--- a/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/egl ?= "mesa"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgl ?= "mesa"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgles1 ?= "mesa"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgles2 ?= "mesa"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgles3 ?= "mesa"
-
 XSERVER ?= "xserver-xorg \
             ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'opengl', 'mesa-driver-swrast xserver-xorg-extension-glx', '', d)} \
             xf86-video-fbdev \