diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 862c44c6a6..ae118963b8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -1884,12 +1884,6 @@ static int qemuDomainSuspend(virDomainPtr dom)
     if (virDomainSuspendEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       "%s", _("domain is not running"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(driver);
     priv = vm->privateData;
 
@@ -2566,12 +2560,6 @@ static int qemuDomainInjectNMI(virDomainPtr domain, unsigned int flags)
     if (virDomainInjectNMIEnsureACL(domain->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       "%s", _("domain is not running"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     priv = vm->privateData;
 
     if (qemuDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, QEMU_JOB_MODIFY) < 0)
@@ -15903,12 +15891,6 @@ static int qemuDomainQemuMonitorCommand(virDomainPtr domain, const char *cmd,
     if (virDomainQemuMonitorCommandEnsureACL(domain->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       "%s", _("domain is not running"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     if (qemuDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, QEMU_JOB_MODIFY) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
@@ -18512,12 +18494,6 @@ qemuDomainFSTrim(virDomainPtr dom,
     if (virDomainFSTrimEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       "%s", _("domain is not running"));
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
-
     if (qemuDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, QEMU_JOB_MODIFY) < 0)
         goto cleanup;