diff --git a/tests/uitests/test_cli.py b/tests/uitests/test_cli.py
index 7e7ab6eaa..b317bf283 100644
--- a/tests/uitests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/uitests/test_cli.py
@@ -139,15 +139,12 @@ def testCLIFirstRunURIBad(app):
     app.click_alert_button("bad:///uri", "Close")
 
 
-def testCLIFirstRunNoLibvirtd(app):
+def testCLIFirstRunNoURI(app):
     # Emulate first run with no libvirtd detected
-    app.open(use_uri=False, firstrun_uri="bad:///uri",
-            extra_opts=["--test-options=fake-no-libvirtd"])
+    app.open(use_uri=False, firstrun_uri="")
     errlabel = app.topwin.find("error-label")
     lib.utils.check(
             lambda: "Checking for virtualization" in errlabel.text)
-    lib.utils.check(
-            lambda: "libvirtd service does not appear" in errlabel.text)
     lib.utils.check(
             lambda: "detect a default hypervisor" in errlabel.text)
 
diff --git a/virtManager/engine.py b/virtManager/engine.py
index 58fd8026c..a90b54642 100644
--- a/virtManager/engine.py
+++ b/virtManager/engine.py
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ class vmmEngine(vmmGObject):
         """
         from .lib import connectauth
 
-        tryuri = vmmCreateConn.default_uri()
-        log.debug("Probed default URI=%s", tryuri)
+        detected_uri = vmmCreateConn.default_uri()
+        log.debug("Probed default URI=%s", detected_uri)
         if self.config.CLITestOptions.firstrun_uri is not None:
-            tryuri = self.config.CLITestOptions.firstrun_uri or None
-            log.debug("Using test-options firstrun_uri=%s", tryuri)
+            detected_uri = self.config.CLITestOptions.firstrun_uri or None
+            log.debug("Using test-options firstrun_uri=%s", detected_uri)
 
         manager = self._get_manager()
-        msg = connectauth.setup_first_uri(self.config, tryuri)
+        msg = connectauth.setup_first_uri(self.config, detected_uri)
         if msg:
             manager.set_startup_error(msg)
             return
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class vmmEngine(vmmGObject):
                 if ConnectError:
                     self._handle_conn_error(c, ConnectError)
 
-            conn = vmmConnectionManager.get_instance().add_conn(tryuri)
+            conn = vmmConnectionManager.get_instance().add_conn(detected_uri)
             conn.set_autoconnect(True)
             conn.connect_once("open-completed", _open_completed)
             conn.open()
diff --git a/virtManager/lib/connectauth.py b/virtManager/lib/connectauth.py
index 71e1b21f0..9baec603b 100644
--- a/virtManager/lib/connectauth.py
+++ b/virtManager/lib/connectauth.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import collections
 import os
 import re
-import shutil
 import time
 
 from gi.repository import GLib
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ def connect_error(conn, errmsg, tb, warnconsole):
                       "or install an SSH askpass package locally.")
             show_errmsg = False
         else:
-            hint += _("Verify that the 'libvirtd' daemon is running "
+            hint += _("Verify that an appropriate libvirt daemon is running "
                       "on the remote host.")
 
     elif conn.is_xen():  # pragma: no cover
@@ -176,8 +175,8 @@ def connect_error(conn, errmsg, tb, warnconsole):
                       "may not be able to connect to libvirt as a "
                       "regular user. Try running as root.")
             show_errmsg = False
-        elif re.search(r"libvirt-sock", tb):  # pragma: no cover
-            hint += _("Verify that the 'libvirtd' daemon is running.")
+        elif re.search(r"virt[a-z]*-sock", tb):  # pragma: no cover
+            hint += _("Verify that an appropriate libvirt daemon is running.")
             show_errmsg = False
 
     msg = _("Unable to connect to libvirt %s." % conn.get_uri())
@@ -203,27 +202,11 @@ def connect_error(conn, errmsg, tb, warnconsole):
 # App first run connection setup #
 ##################################
 
-def setup_first_uri(config, tryuri):
-    # Add /usr/sbin to the path in case non-root user launches virt-manager
-    libvirtd_installed = bool(shutil.which("libvirtd", path=os.environ['PATH'] + os.pathsep + "/usr/sbin"))
-    if config.CLITestOptions.fake_no_libvirtd:
-        libvirtd_installed = False
-
-    if tryuri and libvirtd_installed:
-        return
-
-    # Manager fail message
+def setup_first_uri(_config, detected_uri):
     msg = ""
-    if not libvirtd_installed:  # pragma: no cover
-        msg += _("The libvirtd service does not appear to be installed. "
-                 "Install and run the libvirtd service to manage "
-                 "virtualization on this host.")
-
-    if not tryuri or "qemu" not in tryuri:
-        if msg:
-            msg += "\n\n"  # pragma: no cover
+    if not detected_uri:
         msg += _("Could not detect a default hypervisor. Make "
-                "sure the appropriate QEMU/KVM virtualization "
+                "sure the appropriate QEMU/KVM virtualization and libvirt "
                 "packages are installed to manage virtualization "
                 "on this host.")
 
diff --git a/virtManager/lib/testmock.py b/virtManager/lib/testmock.py
index 1f3e91ac0..d2ee6972c 100644
--- a/virtManager/lib/testmock.py
+++ b/virtManager/lib/testmock.py
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ class CLITestOptionsClass:
 
     * firstrun-uri: If set, use this as the initial connection URI
         if we are doing firstrun testing
-    * fake-no-libvirtd: If doing firstrun testing, fake that
-        libvirtd is not installed
     * fake-vnc-username: Fake VNC username auth request
     * fake-console-resolution: Fake viewer console resolution response.
         Spice doesn't return values here when we are just testing
@@ -223,7 +221,6 @@ class CLITestOptionsClass:
         self.test_vm_run_fail = _get("test-vm-run-fail")
         self.spice_agent = _get("spice-agent")
         self.firstrun_uri = _get_value("firstrun-uri")
-        self.fake_no_libvirtd = _get("fake-no-libvirtd")
         self.fake_vnc_username = _get("fake-vnc-username")
         self.fake_console_resolution = _get("fake-console-resolution")
         self.fake_systray = _get("fake-systray")