diff --git a/virt-xml b/virt-xml
index 39ca18e8b..93201f89c 100755
--- a/virt-xml
+++ b/virt-xml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def action_remove_device(guest, options, parserclass):
         getattr(options, parserclass.cli_arg_name)[-1], parserclass)
 
     devs = util.listify(devs)
-    for dev in util.listify(devs):
+    for dev in devs:
         guest.remove_device(dev)
     return devs