diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index e87ea85334..ef6f1c54d0 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -2358,10 +2358,6 @@ qemuMigrationPrepareAny(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         goto endjob;
     }
 
-    if (qemuDomainObjBeginNestedJob(driver, vm,
-                                    QEMU_ASYNC_JOB_MIGRATION_IN) < 0)
-        goto endjob;
-
     /* Start the QEMU daemon, with the same command-line arguments plus
      * -incoming $migrateFrom
      */
@@ -2370,8 +2366,6 @@ qemuMigrationPrepareAny(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                          VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_PAUSED |
                          VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_AUTODESTROY) < 0) {
         virDomainAuditStart(vm, "migrated", false);
-        if (!qemuDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm))
-            vm = NULL;
         goto endjob;
     }
 
@@ -2474,7 +2468,7 @@ stop:
     qemuProcessStop(driver, vm, VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF_FAILED, 0);
 
 endjob:
-    if (vm && !qemuMigrationJobFinish(driver, vm)) {
+    if (!qemuMigrationJobFinish(driver, vm)) {
         vm = NULL;
     }
     goto cleanup;