diff --git a/src/machine/machine.c b/src/machine/machine.c
index 8dec716d71..b283118796 100644
--- a/src/machine/machine.c
+++ b/src/machine/machine.c
@@ -406,12 +406,10 @@ static int machine_stop_scope(Machine *m) {
         if (!m->unit)
                 return 0;
 
-        if (!m->registered) {
-                r = manager_stop_unit(m->manager, m->unit, &error, &job);
-                if (r < 0) {
-                        log_error("Failed to stop machine scope: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
-                        return r;
-                }
+        r = manager_stop_unit(m->manager, m->unit, &error, &job);
+        if (r < 0) {
+                log_error("Failed to stop machine scope: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                return r;
         }
 
         free(m->scope_job);
diff --git a/src/machine/machine.h b/src/machine/machine.h
index 64accda8b1..4827ba332f 100644
--- a/src/machine/machine.h
+++ b/src/machine/machine.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ struct Machine {
 
         bool in_gc_queue:1;
         bool started:1;
-        bool registered:1;
 
         sd_bus_message *create_message;
 
diff --git a/src/machine/machined-dbus.c b/src/machine/machined-dbus.c
index b894e0b444..233c6e8ddb 100644
--- a/src/machine/machined-dbus.c
+++ b/src/machine/machined-dbus.c
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@ static int method_register_machine_internal(sd_bus *bus, sd_bus_message *message
                 goto fail;
         }
 
-        m->registered = true;
-
         r = machine_start(m, NULL, error);
         if (r < 0)
                 goto fail;