1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/block/qcow.c b/block/qcow.c
index 5bdf72ba33..17705015ca 100644
--- a/block/qcow.c
+++ b/block/qcow.c
@@ -858,11 +858,6 @@ static int coroutine_fn qcow_co_create(BlockdevCreateOptions *opts,
     blk_set_allow_write_beyond_eof(qcow_blk, true);
 
     /* Create image format */
-    ret = blk_truncate(qcow_blk, 0, PREALLOC_MODE_OFF, errp);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        goto exit;
-    }
-
     memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
     header.magic = cpu_to_be32(QCOW_MAGIC);
     header.version = cpu_to_be32(QCOW_VERSION);