diff --git a/e2e/pages/preferences/virtualMachine.ts b/e2e/pages/preferences/virtualMachine.ts
index 95d18a46c41..f1641ef4e33 100644
--- a/e2e/pages/preferences/virtualMachine.ts
+++ b/e2e/pages/preferences/virtualMachine.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export class VirtualMachineNav {
   readonly useRosetta: Locator;
   readonly tabHardware: Locator;
   readonly tabVolumes: Locator;
-  readonly tabNetwork: Locator;
   readonly tabEmulation: Locator;
 
   constructor(page: Page) {
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ export class VirtualMachineNav {
     this.useRosetta = page.locator('[data-test="useRosetta"]');
     this.tabHardware = page.locator('.tab >> text=Hardware');
     this.tabVolumes = page.locator('.tab >> text=Volumes');
-    this.tabNetwork = page.locator('.tab >> text=Network');
     this.tabEmulation = page.locator('.tab >> text=Emulation');
   }
 }
diff --git a/e2e/preferences.e2e.spec.ts b/e2e/preferences.e2e.spec.ts
index a6f7162f2ee..f5e625d6704 100644
--- a/e2e/preferences.e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/preferences.e2e.spec.ts
@@ -102,12 +102,9 @@ test.describe.serial('Main App Test', () => {
     await expect(virtualMachine.tabVolumes).toHaveText('Volumes');
 
     if (os.platform() === 'darwin') {
-      await expect(virtualMachine.tabNetwork).toBeVisible();
-      await expect(virtualMachine.tabNetwork).toHaveText('Network');
       await expect(virtualMachine.tabEmulation).toBeVisible();
       await expect(virtualMachine.tabEmulation).toHaveText('Emulation');
     } else {
-      await expect(virtualMachine.tabNetwork).not.toBeVisible();
       await expect(virtualMachine.tabEmulation).not.toBeVisible();
     }