diff --git a/pkg/context/machine_context.go b/pkg/context/machine_context.go
index 38a7abe2..7ff5f1c6 100644
--- a/pkg/context/machine_context.go
+++ b/pkg/context/machine_context.go
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func (c *MachineContext) PatchKubevirtMachine(patchHelper *patch.Helper) error {
 			infrav1.VMProvisionedCondition,
 			infrav1.BootstrapExecSucceededCondition,
 		),
-		conditions.WithStepCounterIf(c.KubevirtMachine.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero()),
 	)
 
 	// Patch the object, ignoring conflicts on the conditions owned by this controller.