diff --git a/lxd/patches.go b/lxd/patches.go
index e39f1aae4a3d..dcfae0070785 100644
--- a/lxd/patches.go
+++ b/lxd/patches.go
@@ -1272,7 +1272,6 @@ func patchStorageUnsetInvalidBlockSettings(_ string, d *Daemon) error {
 	}
 
 	volTypeCustom := dbCluster.StoragePoolVolumeTypeCustom
-	volTypeVM := dbCluster.StoragePoolVolumeTypeVM
 
 	poolIDNameMap := make(map[int64]string, 0)
 	poolVolumes := make(map[int64][]*db.StorageVolume, 0)
@@ -1309,7 +1308,7 @@ func patchStorageUnsetInvalidBlockSettings(_ string, d *Daemon) error {
 			}
 
 			// Get the pool's storage volumes.
-			volumes, err = tx.GetStoragePoolVolumes(ctx, poolID, false, db.StorageVolumeFilter{Type: &volTypeCustom}, db.StorageVolumeFilter{Type: &volTypeVM})
+			volumes, err = tx.GetStoragePoolVolumes(ctx, poolID, false, db.StorageVolumeFilter{Type: &volTypeCustom})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Failed getting custom storage volumes of pool %q: %w", pool, err)
 			}
@@ -1328,12 +1327,9 @@ func patchStorageUnsetInvalidBlockSettings(_ string, d *Daemon) error {
 		poolVolumes[poolID] = append(poolVolumes[poolID], volumes...)
 	}
 
-	var volType int
-
 	for pool, volumes := range poolVolumes {
 		for _, vol := range volumes {
 			// Skip custom volumes with filesystem content type.
-			// VMs are always of type block.
 			if vol.Type == dbCluster.StoragePoolVolumeTypeNameCustom && vol.ContentType == dbCluster.StoragePoolVolumeContentTypeNameFS {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -1353,17 +1349,13 @@ func patchStorageUnsetInvalidBlockSettings(_ string, d *Daemon) error {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if vol.Type == dbCluster.StoragePoolVolumeTypeNameVM {
-				volType = volTypeVM
-			} else if vol.Type == dbCluster.StoragePoolVolumeTypeNameCustom {
-				volType = volTypeCustom
-			} else {
+			if vol.Type != dbCluster.StoragePoolVolumeTypeNameCustom {
 				// Should not happen.
 				continue
 			}
 
 			err = s.DB.Cluster.Transaction(context.TODO(), func(ctx context.Context, tx *db.ClusterTx) error {
-				return tx.UpdateStoragePoolVolume(ctx, vol.Project, vol.Name, volType, pool, vol.Description, config)
+				return tx.UpdateStoragePoolVolume(ctx, vol.Project, vol.Name, volTypeCustom, pool, vol.Description, config)
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("Failed updating volume %q in project %q on pool %q: %w", vol.Name, vol.Project, poolIDNameMap[pool], err)
diff --git a/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_ceph_volumes.go b/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_ceph_volumes.go
index e777faf40398..4b98a8d20f78 100644
--- a/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_ceph_volumes.go
+++ b/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_ceph_volumes.go
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ func (d *ceph) ValidateVolume(vol Volume, removeUnknownKeys bool) error {
 	// when using custom filesystem volumes. LXD will create the filesystem
 	// for these volumes, and use the mount options. When attaching a regular block volume to a VM,
 	// these are not mounted by LXD and therefore don't need these config keys.
-	if vol.IsVMBlock() || vol.volType == VolumeTypeCustom && vol.contentType == ContentTypeBlock {
+	if vol.volType == VolumeTypeCustom && vol.contentType == ContentTypeBlock {
 		delete(commonRules, "block.filesystem")
 		delete(commonRules, "block.mount_options")
 	}
diff --git a/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_lvm_volumes.go b/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_lvm_volumes.go
index ee5b9d8122b0..134bca61617a 100644
--- a/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_lvm_volumes.go
+++ b/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_lvm_volumes.go
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func (d *lvm) ValidateVolume(vol Volume, removeUnknownKeys bool) error {
 	// when using custom filesystem volumes. LXD will create the filesystem
 	// for these volumes, and use the mount options. When attaching a regular block volume to a VM,
 	// these are not mounted by LXD and therefore don't need these config keys.
-	if vol.IsVMBlock() || vol.volType == VolumeTypeCustom && vol.contentType == ContentTypeBlock {
+	if vol.volType == VolumeTypeCustom && vol.contentType == ContentTypeBlock {
 		delete(commonRules, "block.filesystem")
 		delete(commonRules, "block.mount_options")
 	}
diff --git a/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_powerflex_volumes.go b/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_powerflex_volumes.go
index fe0764452876..a4157aa10fe9 100644
--- a/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_powerflex_volumes.go
+++ b/lxd/storage/drivers/driver_powerflex_volumes.go
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ func (d *powerflex) ValidateVolume(vol Volume, removeUnknownKeys bool) error {
 	// when using custom filesystem volumes. LXD will create the filesystem
 	// for these volumes, and use the mount options. When attaching a regular block volume to a VM,
 	// these are not mounted by LXD and therefore don't need these config keys.
-	if vol.IsVMBlock() || vol.volType == VolumeTypeCustom && vol.contentType == ContentTypeBlock {
+	if vol.volType == VolumeTypeCustom && vol.contentType == ContentTypeBlock {
 		delete(commonRules, "block.filesystem")
 		delete(commonRules, "block.mount_options")
 	}