diff --git a/systemd-config/files/60-persistent-storage.rules b/systemd-config/files/60-persistent-storage.rules
index f690034..60134c6 100644
--- a/systemd-config/files/60-persistent-storage.rules
+++ b/systemd-config/files/60-persistent-storage.rules
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ ENV{DEVTYPE}=="partition", ENV{ID_PATH}=="?*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-path/$env{ID_PA
 # skip unpartitioned removable media devices from drivers which do not send "change" events
 ENV{DEVTYPE}=="disk", KERNEL!="sd*|sr*", ATTR{removable}=="1", GOTO="persistent_storage_end"
 
-# legacy virtio-pci by-path links (deprecated)
-KERNEL=="vd*[!0-9]", ENV{ID_PATH}=="pci-*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-path/virtio-$env{ID_PATH}"
-KERNEL=="vd*[0-9]", ENV{ID_PATH}=="pci-*", SYMLINK+="disk/by-path/virtio-$env{ID_PATH}-part%n"
-
 # probe filesystem metadata of optical drives which have a media inserted
 KERNEL=="sr*", ENV{DISK_EJECT_REQUEST}!="?*", ENV{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_TRACK_COUNT_DATA}=="?*", ENV{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_SESSION_LAST_OFFSET}=="?*", \
   IMPORT{builtin}="blkid --offset=$env{ID_CDROM_MEDIA_SESSION_LAST_OFFSET}"