diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/ListHostsCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/ListHostsCmd.java
index 69c69802bfe..eaaec3091a7 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/ListHostsCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/ListHostsCmd.java
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ public class ListHostsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ZONE_ID, type=CommandType.UUID, entityType = ZoneResponse.class,
             description="the Zone ID for the host")
     private Long zoneId;
-
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ZONE_TYPE, type=CommandType.STRING, description="the network type of the zone that the virtual machine belongs to")
-    private String zoneType;
     
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.VIRTUAL_MACHINE_ID, type=CommandType.UUID, entityType = UserVmResponse.class,
             required=false, description="lists hosts in the same cluster as this VM and flag hosts with enough CPU/RAm to host this VM")
@@ -126,10 +123,6 @@ public class ListHostsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     public Long getZoneId() {
         return zoneId;
     }
-
-    public String getZoneType() {
-        return zoneType;
-    }
     
     public Long getVirtualMachineId() {
         return virtualMachineId;
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/QueryManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/QueryManagerImpl.java
index beda75e863c..b7d424fb424 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/QueryManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/QueryManagerImpl.java
@@ -1422,8 +1422,7 @@ public class QueryManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements QueryService {
 
     public Pair<List<HostJoinVO>, Integer> searchForServersInternal(ListHostsCmd cmd) {
 
-        Long zoneId = _accountMgr.checkAccessAndSpecifyAuthority(UserContext.current().getCaller(), cmd.getZoneId());
-        String zoneType = cmd.getZoneType();
+        Long zoneId = _accountMgr.checkAccessAndSpecifyAuthority(UserContext.current().getCaller(), cmd.getZoneId());        
         Object name = cmd.getHostName();
         Object type = cmd.getType();
         Object state = cmd.getState();
@@ -1444,8 +1443,7 @@ public class QueryManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements QueryService {
         sb.and("name", sb.entity().getName(), SearchCriteria.Op.LIKE);
         sb.and("type", sb.entity().getType(), SearchCriteria.Op.LIKE);
         sb.and("status", sb.entity().getStatus(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
-        sb.and("dataCenterId", sb.entity().getZoneId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
-        sb.and("dataCenterType", sb.entity().getZoneType(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
+        sb.and("dataCenterId", sb.entity().getZoneId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);        
         sb.and("podId", sb.entity().getPodId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
         sb.and("clusterId", sb.entity().getClusterId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
         sb.and("resourceState", sb.entity().getResourceState(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
@@ -1489,10 +1487,7 @@ public class QueryManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements QueryService {
         }
         if (zoneId != null) {
             sc.setParameters("dataCenterId", zoneId);
-        }
-        if (zoneType != null) {
-        	sc.setParameters("dataCenterType", zoneType);
-        }
+        }      
         if (pod != null) {
             sc.setParameters("podId", pod);
         }