diff --git a/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml b/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml
index ff40f8fa05..f5c59b54e5 100644
--- a/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml
+++ b/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml
@@ -34,15 +34,8 @@
     <disk type='file' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='{{ disk_format }}' cache='unsafe'/>
       <source file='{{ imagefile }}'/>
-      <!-- NOTE(lucasagomes): The virtio disk controller apparently does
-           not work with UEFI, so let's use IDE. -->
-      {% if uefi_loader %}
-          <target dev='vd{{ letter }}' bus='ide'/>
-          <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='{{ loop.index }}'/>
-      {% else %}
           <target dev='vd{{ letter }}' bus='virtio'/>
           <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x0{{ letter }}' function='0x0'/>
-      {% endif %}
     </disk>
     {% endfor %}
     <controller type='ide' index='0'>