diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 97caee35b5..51c664f6d1 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -4161,7 +4161,8 @@ lxcDomainAttachDeviceNetLive(virConnectPtr conn,
     actualType = virDomainNetGetActualType(net);
 
     switch (actualType) {
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE: {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK: {
         const char *brname = virDomainNetGetActualBridgeName(net);
         if (!brname) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR, "%s",
@@ -4174,29 +4175,6 @@ lxcDomainAttachDeviceNetLive(virConnectPtr conn,
                                                         brname)))
             goto cleanup;
     }   break;
-    case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK: {
-        virNetworkPtr network;
-        char *brname = NULL;
-        bool fail = false;
-
-        if (!(network = virNetworkLookupByName(conn, net->data.network.name)))
-            goto cleanup;
-        if (!(brname = virNetworkGetBridgeName(network)))
-           fail = true;
-
-        virObjectUnref(network);
-        if (fail)
-            goto cleanup;
-
-        if (!(veth = virLXCProcessSetupInterfaceBridged(conn,
-                                                        vm->def,
-                                                        net,
-                                                        brname))) {
-            VIR_FREE(brname);
-            goto cleanup;
-        }
-        VIR_FREE(brname);
-    }   break;
     case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_DIRECT: {
         if (!(veth = virLXCProcessSetupInterfaceDirect(conn,
                                                        vm->def,
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_process.c b/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
index de574a9b68..632fc17ac6 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_process.c
@@ -382,31 +382,7 @@ static int virLXCProcessSetupInterfaces(virConnectPtr conn,
 
         type = virDomainNetGetActualType(net);
         switch (type) {
-        case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK: {
-            virNetworkPtr network;
-            char *brname = NULL;
-            bool fail = false;
-
-            if (!(network = virNetworkLookupByName(conn,
-                                                   net->data.network.name)))
-                goto cleanup;
-            if (!(brname = virNetworkGetBridgeName(network)))
-               fail = true;
-
-            virObjectUnref(network);
-            if (fail)
-                goto cleanup;
-
-            if (!(veth = virLXCProcessSetupInterfaceBridged(conn,
-                                                            def,
-                                                            net,
-                                                            brname))) {
-                VIR_FREE(brname);
-                goto cleanup;
-            }
-            VIR_FREE(brname);
-            break;
-        }
+        case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_NETWORK:
         case VIR_DOMAIN_NET_TYPE_BRIDGE: {
             const char *brname = virDomainNetGetActualBridgeName(net);
             if (!brname) {