diff --git a/pkg/machine/applehv/machine.go b/pkg/machine/applehv/machine.go
index 68b93ae76f..78bf01f4fc 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/applehv/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/applehv/machine.go
@@ -360,22 +360,6 @@ func (m *MacMachine) collectFilesToDestroy(opts machine.RemoveOptions) []string
 	return files
 }
 
-// removeFilesAndConnections removes any files and connections associated with
-// the machine during `Remove`
-func (m *MacMachine) removeFilesAndConnections(files []string) {
-	for _, f := range files {
-		if err := os.Remove(f); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			logrus.Error(err)
-		}
-	}
-	if err := machine.RemoveConnections(m.Name); err != nil {
-		logrus.Error(err)
-	}
-	if err := machine.RemoveConnections(m.Name + "-root"); err != nil {
-		logrus.Error(err)
-	}
-}
-
 func (m *MacMachine) Remove(name string, opts machine.RemoveOptions) (string, func() error, error) {
 	var (
 		files []string
@@ -404,7 +388,7 @@ func (m *MacMachine) Remove(name string, opts machine.RemoveOptions) (string, fu
 
 	confirmationMessage += "\n"
 	return confirmationMessage, func() error {
-		m.removeFilesAndConnections(files)
+		machine.RemoveFilesAndConnections(files, m.Name, m.Name+"-root")
 		// TODO We will need something like this for applehv too i think
 		/*
 			// Remove the HVSOCK for networking
diff --git a/pkg/machine/connection.go b/pkg/machine/connection.go
index 74db4ff50f..5633cd5cce 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/connection.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/connection.go
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ package machine
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 const LocalhostIP = "127.0.0.1"
@@ -89,3 +91,15 @@ func RemoveConnections(names ...string) error {
 	}
 	return cfg.Write()
 }
+
+// removeFilesAndConnections removes any files and connections with the given names
+func RemoveFilesAndConnections(files []string, names ...string) {
+	for _, f := range files {
+		if err := os.Remove(f); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			logrus.Error(err)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := RemoveConnections(names...); err != nil {
+		logrus.Error(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go b/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
index 353b3a3502..185efd6561 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
@@ -328,19 +328,6 @@ func (m *HyperVMachine) collectFilesToDestroy(opts machine.RemoveOptions, diskPa
 	return files
 }
 
-// removeFilesAndConnections removes any files and connections associated with
-// the machine during `Remove`
-func (m *HyperVMachine) removeFilesAndConnections(files []string) {
-	for _, f := range files {
-		if err := os.Remove(f); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			logrus.Error(err)
-		}
-	}
-	if err := machine.RemoveConnections(m.Name, m.Name+"-root"); err != nil {
-		logrus.Error(err)
-	}
-}
-
 // removeNetworkAndReadySocketsFromRegistry removes the Network and Ready sockets
 // from the Windows Registry
 func (m *HyperVMachine) removeNetworkAndReadySocketsFromRegistry() {
@@ -385,7 +372,7 @@ func (m *HyperVMachine) Remove(_ string, opts machine.RemoveOptions) (string, fu
 
 	confirmationMessage += "\n"
 	return confirmationMessage, func() error {
-		m.removeFilesAndConnections(files)
+		machine.RemoveFilesAndConnections(files, m.Name, m.Name+"-root")
 		m.removeNetworkAndReadySocketsFromRegistry()
 		return vm.Remove(diskPath)
 	}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
index 953b4ce302..9a3f2cf68f 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
@@ -1127,19 +1127,6 @@ func (v *MachineVM) removeQMPMonitorSocketAndVMPidFile() {
 	}
 }
 
-// removeFilesAndConnections removes any files and connections associated with
-// the machine during `Remove`
-func (v *MachineVM) removeFilesAndConnections(files []string) {
-	for _, f := range files {
-		if err := os.Remove(f); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
-			logrus.Error(err)
-		}
-	}
-	if err := machine.RemoveConnections(v.Name, v.Name+"-root"); err != nil {
-		logrus.Error(err)
-	}
-}
-
 // Remove deletes all the files associated with a machine including ssh keys, the image itself
 func (v *MachineVM) Remove(_ string, opts machine.RemoveOptions) (string, func() error, error) {
 	var (
@@ -1181,7 +1168,7 @@ func (v *MachineVM) Remove(_ string, opts machine.RemoveOptions) (string, func()
 
 	confirmationMessage += "\n"
 	return confirmationMessage, func() error {
-		v.removeFilesAndConnections(files)
+		machine.RemoveFilesAndConnections(files, v.Name, v.Name+"-root")
 		return nil
 	}, nil
 }