diff --git a/pkg/machine/config_test.go b/pkg/machine/config_test.go
index 869804ddcb..3450a111f1 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/config_test.go
@@ -3,79 +3,12 @@
 package machine
 
 import (
-	"net"
-	"net/url"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/machine/connection"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestRemoteConnectionType_MakeSSHURL(t *testing.T) {
-	var (
-		host     = "foobar"
-		path     = "/path/to/socket"
-		rc       = "ssh"
-		username = "core"
-	)
-	type args struct {
-		host     string
-		path     string
-		port     string
-		userName string
-	}
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		rc   connection.RemoteConnectionType
-		args args
-		want url.URL
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "Good no port",
-			rc:   "ssh",
-			args: args{
-				host:     host,
-				path:     path,
-				port:     "",
-				userName: username,
-			},
-			want: url.URL{
-				Scheme:     rc,
-				User:       url.User(username),
-				Host:       host,
-				Path:       path,
-				ForceQuery: false,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Good with port",
-			rc:   "ssh",
-			args: args{
-				host:     host,
-				path:     path,
-				port:     "222",
-				userName: username,
-			},
-			want: url.URL{
-				Scheme:     rc,
-				User:       url.User(username),
-				Host:       net.JoinHostPort(host, "222"),
-				Path:       path,
-				ForceQuery: false,
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := tt.rc.MakeSSHURL(tt.args.host, tt.args.path, tt.args.port, tt.args.userName); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) { //nolint: scopelint
-				t.Errorf("MakeSSHURL() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want) //nolint: scopelint
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestGetSSHIdentityPath(t *testing.T) {
 	name := "p-test"
 	datadir, err := GetGlobalDataDir()
diff --git a/pkg/machine/connection/add.go b/pkg/machine/connection/add.go
index 5a5e150e7a..fe0ed7f3fa 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/connection/add.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/connection/add.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ func AddSSHConnectionsToPodmanSocket(uid, port int, identityPath, name, remoteUs
 		fmt.Println("An ignition path was provided.  No SSH connection was added to Podman")
 		return nil
 	}
-	uri := SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL(LocalhostIP, fmt.Sprintf("/run/user/%d/podman/podman.sock", uid), strconv.Itoa(port), remoteUsername)
-	uriRoot := SSHRemoteConnection.MakeSSHURL(LocalhostIP, "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(port), "root")
+	uri := makeSSHURL(LocalhostIP, fmt.Sprintf("/run/user/%d/podman/podman.sock", uid), strconv.Itoa(port), remoteUsername)
+	uriRoot := makeSSHURL(LocalhostIP, "/run/podman/podman.sock", strconv.Itoa(port), "root")
 
-	uris := []url.URL{uri, uriRoot}
+	uris := []*url.URL{uri, uriRoot}
 	names := []string{name, name + "-root"}
 
 	// The first connection defined when connections is empty will become the default
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func AddSSHConnectionsToPodmanSocket(uid, port int, identityPath, name, remoteUs
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
-		if err := AddConnection(&uris[i], names[i], identityPath, opts.IsDefault && i == 0); err != nil {
+		if err := AddConnection(uris[i], names[i], identityPath, opts.IsDefault && i == 0); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/connection/connection.go b/pkg/machine/connection/connection.go
index 11f2ba7b18..94dc26569c 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/connection/connection.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/connection/connection.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 const LocalhostIP = "127.0.0.1"
 
-func AddConnection(uri fmt.Stringer, name, identity string, isDefault bool) error {
+func AddConnection(uri *url.URL, name, identity string, isDefault bool) error {
 	if len(identity) < 1 {
 		return errors.New("identity must be defined")
 	}
@@ -108,27 +108,19 @@ func RemoveFilesAndConnections(files []string, names ...string) {
 	}
 }
 
-type RemoteConnectionType string
-
-var SSHRemoteConnection RemoteConnectionType = "ssh"
-
-// MakeSSHURL
-func (rc RemoteConnectionType) MakeSSHURL(host, path, port, userName string) url.URL {
-	// TODO Should this function have input verification?
-	userInfo := url.User(userName)
-	uri := url.URL{
-		Scheme:     "ssh",
-		Opaque:     "",
-		User:       userInfo,
-		Host:       host,
-		Path:       path,
-		RawPath:    "",
-		ForceQuery: false,
-		RawQuery:   "",
-		Fragment:   "",
-	}
+// makeSSHURL creates a URL from the given input
+func makeSSHURL(host, path, port, userName string) *url.URL {
+	var hostname string
 	if len(port) > 0 {
-		uri.Host = net.JoinHostPort(uri.Hostname(), port)
+		hostname = net.JoinHostPort(host, port)
+	} else {
+		hostname = host
+	}
+	userInfo := url.User(userName)
+	return &url.URL{
+		Scheme: "ssh",
+		User:   userInfo,
+		Host:   hostname,
+		Path:   path,
 	}
-	return uri
 }
diff --git a/pkg/machine/connection/connection_test.go b/pkg/machine/connection/connection_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cdabf485f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/machine/connection/connection_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+//go:build amd64 || arm64
+
+package connection
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"net/url"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_makeSSHURL(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		host     = "foobar"
+		path     = "/path/to/socket"
+		rc       = "ssh"
+		username = "core"
+	)
+	type args struct {
+		host     string
+		path     string
+		port     string
+		userName string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want *url.URL
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Good no port",
+			args: args{
+				host:     host,
+				path:     path,
+				port:     "",
+				userName: username,
+			},
+			want: &url.URL{
+				Scheme: rc,
+				User:   url.User(username),
+				Host:   host,
+				Path:   path,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Good with port",
+			args: args{
+				host:     host,
+				path:     path,
+				port:     "222",
+				userName: username,
+			},
+			want: &url.URL{
+				Scheme: rc,
+				User:   url.User(username),
+				Host:   net.JoinHostPort(host, "222"),
+				Path:   path,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := makeSSHURL(tt.args.host, tt.args.path, tt.args.port, tt.args.userName)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got, "URL matches")
+		})
+	}
+}