diff --git a/harmony/Cargo.toml b/harmony/Cargo.toml
index e1aecf08..99a827c7 100644
--- a/harmony/Cargo.toml
+++ b/harmony/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 # CRD types (which embed `ReconcileScore` from the podman module).
 # Without it the operator CRD fails to compile, so it's part of
 # the default build.
-default = ["kvm", "podman"]
+default = ["podman"]
 kvm = ["dep:virt"]
 podman = ["dep:podman-api"]
 testing = []