diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
index 6c74a4bcd0..a338e4ee53 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ func (client *client) Start(ctx context.Context, startConfig types.StartConfig)
 	telemetry.SetCPUs(ctx, startConfig.CPUs)
 	telemetry.SetMemory(ctx, uint64(startConfig.Memory)*1024*1024)
 	telemetry.SetDiskSize(ctx, uint64(startConfig.DiskSize)*1024*1024*1024)
-	telemetry.SetPreset(ctx, startConfig.Preset)
 
 	if err := client.validateStartConfig(startConfig); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/crc/telemetry/telemetry.go b/pkg/crc/telemetry/telemetry.go
index 9879b76c6b..338b6c0208 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/telemetry/telemetry.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/telemetry/telemetry.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/crc-org/crc/pkg/crc/constants"
-	crcpreset "github.com/crc-org/crc/pkg/crc/preset"
 )
 
 type contextKey struct{}
@@ -78,10 +77,6 @@ func SetConfigurationKey(ctx context.Context, value string) {
 	setContextProperty(ctx, "key", value)
 }
 
-func SetPreset(ctx context.Context, value crcpreset.Preset) {
-	setContextProperty(ctx, "preset", value)
-}
-
 func SetStartType(ctx context.Context, value StartType) {
 	setContextProperty(ctx, "start-type", value)
 }