diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/qemux86-64.conf b/meta/conf/machine/qemux86-64.conf
index 4a9c6d364b..62108b703b 100644
--- a/meta/conf/machine/qemux86-64.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/qemux86-64.conf
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 #@NAME: QEMU x86-64 machine
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for running an x86-64 system on QEMU
 
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgl ?= "mesa"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgles1 ?= "mesa"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgles2 ?= "mesa"
-PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/libgles3 ?= "mesa"
-
 require conf/machine/include/qemu.inc
 DEFAULTTUNE ?= "core2-64"
 require conf/machine/include/x86/tune-x86-64-v3.inc