diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/QueryManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/QueryManagerImpl.java
index 8179882db09..9840958f678 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/QueryManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/QueryManagerImpl.java
@@ -982,10 +982,6 @@ public class QueryManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements QueryService {
 
         if (zoneId != null) {
             sc.setParameters("dataCenterId", zoneId);
-
-            if (state == null) {
-                sc.setParameters("stateNEQ", "Destroyed");
-            }
         }
 
         if (affinityGroupId != null) {