diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/systemvm/ListSystemVMsCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/systemvm/ListSystemVMsCmd.java
index b5a0f3fdd4d..f230a20d513 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/systemvm/ListSystemVMsCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/systemvm/ListSystemVMsCmd.java
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ public class ListSystemVMsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
             description="the storage ID where vm's volumes belong to", since="3.0.1")
     private Long storageId;
 
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ZONE_TYPE, type=CommandType.STRING, description="the network type of the zone that the virtual machine belongs to")
-    private String zoneType;
-    
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////////// Accessors ///////////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -113,10 +110,6 @@ public class ListSystemVMsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
         return storageId;
     }
 
-    public String getZoneType() {
-        return zoneType;
-    }
-    
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////// API Implementation///////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
index 2099d2f6432..5a332b4abb4 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
@@ -3078,7 +3078,6 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl extends ManagerBase implements ManagementServe
     public Pair<List<? extends VirtualMachine>, Integer> searchForSystemVm(ListSystemVMsCmd cmd) {
         String type = cmd.getSystemVmType();
         Long zoneId = _accountMgr.checkAccessAndSpecifyAuthority(UserContext.current().getCaller(), cmd.getZoneId());
-        String zoneType = cmd.getZoneType();
         Long id = cmd.getId();
         String name = cmd.getSystemVmName();
         String state = cmd.getState();
@@ -3105,12 +3104,6 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl extends ManagerBase implements ManagementServe
             sb.join("volumeSearch", volumeSearch, sb.entity().getId(), volumeSearch.entity().getInstanceId(), JoinBuilder.JoinType.INNER);
         }
 
-        if(zoneType != null) {
-            SearchBuilder<DataCenterVO> zoneSb = _dcDao.createSearchBuilder();
-            zoneSb.and("zoneNetworkType", zoneSb.entity().getNetworkType(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
-            sb.join("zoneSb", zoneSb, sb.entity().getDataCenterId(), zoneSb.entity().getId(), JoinBuilder.JoinType.INNER);
-        }
-
         SearchCriteria<VMInstanceVO> sc = sb.create();
 
         if (keyword != null) {
@@ -3151,10 +3144,6 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl extends ManagerBase implements ManagementServe
             sc.setJoinParameters("volumeSearch", "poolId", storageId);
         }
 
-        if(zoneType != null) {
-            sc.setJoinParameters("zoneSb", "zoneNetworkType", zoneType);
-        }
-
         Pair<List<VMInstanceVO>, Integer> result = _vmInstanceDao.searchAndCount(sc, searchFilter);
         return new Pair<List<? extends VirtualMachine>, Integer>(result.first(), result.second());
     }