diff --git a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java
index e41c706a9cb..a1bd25c2fbc 100755
--- a/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java
+++ b/engine/schema/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/dao/VMInstanceDaoImpl.java
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@ public class VMInstanceDaoImpl extends GenericDaoBase<VMInstanceVO, Long> implem
 
             SearchBuilder<NicVO> nicSearch = nicDao.createSearchBuilder();
             nicSearch.and("networkId", nicSearch.entity().getNetworkId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
+            nicSearch.and("removed", nicSearch.entity().getRemoved(), SearchCriteria.Op.NULL);
 
             NetworkTypeSearch = createSearchBuilder();
             NetworkTypeSearch.and("types", NetworkTypeSearch.entity().getType(), SearchCriteria.Op.IN);