diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index fcc6362..8448e50 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,16 +48,6 @@
     root_target_directory: "{{ live_build_directory }}/config/includes.chroot/"
   when: live_build_serial_console == false
 
-- name: systemd network config directory
-  file:
-    path: "{{ live_build_directory }}/config/includes.chroot/etc/systemd/network"
-    state: directory
-
-- name: name policy for predictable interface names with virtio to mac
-  template:
-    src: virtio.link.j2
-    dest: "{{ live_build_directory }}/config/includes.chroot/etc/systemd/network/20-virtio.link"
-
 - name: include common packages
   template:
     src: common.list.chroot.j2
diff --git a/templates/virtio.link.j2 b/templates/virtio.link.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c58c9..0000000
--- a/templates/virtio.link.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[Match]
-Driver=virtio_net
-[Link]
-NamePolicy=mac