diff --git a/cmd/podman/registry/registry.go b/cmd/podman/registry/registry.go
index 100856f2fb..d1b9e56018 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/registry/registry.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/registry/registry.go
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ func ContainerEngine() entities.ContainerEngine {
 func NewContainerEngine(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (entities.ContainerEngine, error) {
 	if containerEngine == nil {
 		podmanOptions.FlagSet = cmd.Flags()
+		if cmd.Name() == "reset" && cmd.Parent().Name() == "system" {
+			logrus.Debugf("Performing system reset, runtime validation checks will be relaxed")
+			podmanOptions.IsReset = true
+		}
+		if cmd.Name() == "renumber" && cmd.Parent().Name() == "system" {
+			logrus.Debugf("Performing system renumber, runtime validation checks will be relaxed")
+			podmanOptions.IsRenumber = true
+		}
 		engine, err := infra.NewContainerEngine(&podmanOptions)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/migrate.go b/cmd/podman/system/migrate.go
index c1fa0a5307..f74137597d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/migrate.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/validate"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/entities"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/infra"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -54,19 +53,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func migrate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	// Shutdown all running engines, `renumber` will hijack repository
-	registry.ContainerEngine().Shutdown(registry.Context())
-	registry.ImageEngine().Shutdown(registry.Context())
-
-	engine, err := infra.NewSystemEngine(entities.MigrateMode, registry.PodmanConfig())
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(define.ExecErrorCodeGeneric)
-	}
-	defer engine.Shutdown(registry.Context())
-
-	err = engine.Migrate(registry.Context(), cmd.Flags(), registry.PodmanConfig(), migrateOptions)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := registry.ContainerEngine().Migrate(registry.Context(), migrateOptions); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 
 		// FIXME change this to return the error like other commands
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/renumber.go b/cmd/podman/system/renumber.go
index a4d3906541..62f6221c37 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/renumber.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/renumber.go
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/validate"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/define"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/entities"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/infra"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -41,19 +39,7 @@ func init() {
 	})
 }
 func renumber(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-	// Shutdown all running engines, `renumber` will hijack all methods
-	registry.ContainerEngine().Shutdown(registry.Context())
-	registry.ImageEngine().Shutdown(registry.Context())
-
-	engine, err := infra.NewSystemEngine(entities.RenumberMode, registry.PodmanConfig())
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(define.ExecErrorCodeGeneric)
-	}
-	defer engine.Shutdown(registry.Context())
-
-	err = engine.Renumber(registry.Context(), cmd.Flags(), registry.PodmanConfig())
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := registry.ContainerEngine().Renumber(registry.Context()); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		// FIXME change this to return the error like other commands
 		// defer will never run on os.Exit()
diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/reset.go b/cmd/podman/system/reset.go
index 89c7e2dbf3..6e2c6ceed1 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/system/reset.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/system/reset.go
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/completion"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/registry"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/cmd/podman/validate"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/define"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/entities"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/infra"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -48,10 +45,9 @@ func init() {
 
 func reset(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	// Get all the external containers in use
-	listCtn, _ := registry.ContainerEngine().ContainerListExternal(registry.Context())
-	listCtnIds := make([]string, 0, len(listCtn))
-	for _, externalCtn := range listCtn {
-		listCtnIds = append(listCtnIds, externalCtn.ID)
+	listCtn, err := registry.ContainerEngine().ContainerListExternal(registry.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Error(err)
 	}
 	// Prompt for confirmation if --force is not set
 	if !forceFlag {
@@ -90,25 +86,14 @@ func reset(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Purge all the external containers with storage
-	_, err := registry.ContainerEngine().ContainerRm(registry.Context(), listCtnIds, entities.RmOptions{Force: true, All: true, Ignore: true, Volumes: true})
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.Error(err)
-	}
 	// Clean build cache if any
-	err = volumes.CleanCacheMount()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := volumes.CleanCacheMount(); err != nil {
 		logrus.Error(err)
 	}
-	// Shutdown all running engines, `reset` will hijack repository
-	registry.ContainerEngine().Shutdown(registry.Context())
-	registry.ImageEngine().Shutdown(registry.Context())
 
-	// Do not try to shut the engine down, as a Reset engine is not valid
-	// after its creation.
-	if _, err := infra.NewSystemEngine(entities.ResetMode, registry.PodmanConfig()); err != nil {
+	// ContainerEngine() is unusable and shut down after this.
+	if err := registry.ContainerEngine().Reset(registry.Context()); err != nil {
 		logrus.Error(err)
-		os.Exit(define.ExecErrorCodeGeneric)
 	}
 
 	// Shutdown podman-machine and delete all machine files
diff --git a/libpod/options.go b/libpod/options.go
index d382854625..5c2301a880 100644
--- a/libpod/options.go
+++ b/libpod/options.go
@@ -454,9 +454,10 @@ func WithDefaultInfraCommand(cmd string) RuntimeOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithReset instructs libpod to reset all storage to factory defaults.
-// All containers, pods, volumes, images, and networks will be removed.
-// All directories created by Libpod will be removed.
+// WithReset tells Libpod that the runtime will be used to perform a system
+// reset. A number of checks at initialization are relaxed as the runtime is
+// going to be used to remove all containers, pods, volumes, images, and
+// networks.
 func WithReset() RuntimeOption {
 	return func(rt *Runtime) error {
 		if rt.valid {
@@ -469,10 +470,8 @@ func WithReset() RuntimeOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithRenumber instructs libpod to perform a lock renumbering while
-// initializing. This will handle migrations from early versions of libpod with
-// file locks to newer versions with SHM locking, as well as changes in the
-// number of configured locks.
+// WithRenumber tells Libpod that the runtime will be used to perform a system
+// renumber. A number of checks on initialization related to locks are relaxed.
 func WithRenumber() RuntimeOption {
 	return func(rt *Runtime) error {
 		if rt.valid {
@@ -485,43 +484,6 @@ func WithRenumber() RuntimeOption {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithMigrate instructs libpod to migrate container configurations to account
-// for changes between Engine versions. All running containers will be stopped
-// during a migration, then restarted after the migration is complete.
-func WithMigrate() RuntimeOption {
-	return func(rt *Runtime) error {
-		if rt.valid {
-			return define.ErrRuntimeFinalized
-		}
-
-		rt.doMigrate = true
-
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// WithMigrateRuntime instructs Engine to change the default OCI runtime on all
-// containers during a migration. This is not used if `MigrateRuntime()` is not
-// also passed.
-// Engine makes no promises that your containers continue to work with the new
-// runtime - migrations between dissimilar runtimes may well break things.
-// Use with caution.
-func WithMigrateRuntime(requestedRuntime string) RuntimeOption {
-	return func(rt *Runtime) error {
-		if rt.valid {
-			return define.ErrRuntimeFinalized
-		}
-
-		if requestedRuntime == "" {
-			return fmt.Errorf("must provide a non-empty name for new runtime: %w", define.ErrInvalidArg)
-		}
-
-		rt.migrateRuntime = requestedRuntime
-
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 // WithEventsLogger sets the events backend to use.
 // Currently supported values are "file" for file backend and "journald" for
 // journald backend.
diff --git a/libpod/reset.go b/libpod/reset.go
index db82ae53d8..215e278114 100644
--- a/libpod/reset.go
+++ b/libpod/reset.go
@@ -90,8 +90,24 @@ func (r *Runtime) removeAllDirs() error {
 	return lastErr
 }
 
-// Reset removes all storage
-func (r *Runtime) reset(ctx context.Context) error {
+// Reset removes all Libpod files.
+// All containers, images, volumes, pods, and networks will be removed.
+// Calls Shutdown(), rendering the runtime unusable after this is run.
+func (r *Runtime) Reset(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// Acquire the alive lock and hold it.
+	// Ensures that we don't let other Podman commands run while we are
+	// removing everything.
+	aliveLock, err := r.getRuntimeAliveLock()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("retrieving alive lock: %w", err)
+	}
+	aliveLock.Lock()
+	defer aliveLock.Unlock()
+
+	if !r.valid {
+		return define.ErrRuntimeStopped
+	}
+
 	var timeout *uint
 	pods, err := r.GetAllPods()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -117,13 +133,23 @@ func (r *Runtime) reset(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range ctrs {
-		if err := r.RemoveContainer(ctx, c, true, true, timeout); err != nil {
-			if err := r.RemoveStorageContainer(c.ID(), true); err != nil {
-				if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchCtr) {
-					continue
-				}
-				logrus.Errorf("Removing container %s: %v", c.ID(), err)
+		if ctrs, _, err := r.RemoveContainerAndDependencies(ctx, c, true, true, timeout); err != nil {
+			for ctr, err := range ctrs {
+				logrus.Errorf("Error removing container %s: %v", ctr, err)
 			}
+
+			if errors.Is(err, define.ErrNoSuchCtr) || errors.Is(err, define.ErrCtrRemoved) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			logrus.Errorf("Removing container %s: %v", c.ID(), err)
+
+			// There's no point trying a storage container removal
+			// here. High likelihood it doesn't work
+			// (RemoveStorageContainer will refuse to remove if a
+			// container exists in the Libpod database) and, even if
+			// it would, we'll get the container later on during
+			// image removal.
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -131,11 +157,7 @@ func (r *Runtime) reset(ctx context.Context) error {
 		logrus.Errorf("Stopping pause process: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	rmiOptions := &libimage.RemoveImagesOptions{Filters: []string{"readonly=false"}}
-	if _, rmiErrors := r.LibimageRuntime().RemoveImages(ctx, nil, rmiOptions); rmiErrors != nil {
-		return errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmiErrors)
-	}
-
+	// Volumes before images, as volumes can mount images.
 	volumes, err := r.state.AllVolumes()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -149,6 +171,19 @@ func (r *Runtime) reset(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Set force and ignore.
+	// Ignore shouldn't be necessary, but it seems safer. We want everything
+	// gone anyways...
+	rmiOptions := &libimage.RemoveImagesOptions{
+		Force:               true,
+		Ignore:              true,
+		RemoveContainerFunc: r.RemoveContainersForImageCallback(ctx),
+		Filters:             []string{"readonly=false"},
+	}
+	if _, rmiErrors := r.LibimageRuntime().RemoveImages(ctx, nil, rmiOptions); rmiErrors != nil {
+		return errorhandling.JoinErrors(rmiErrors)
+	}
+
 	// remove all networks
 	nets, err := r.network.NetworkList()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -239,5 +274,13 @@ func (r *Runtime) reset(ctx context.Context) error {
 		prevError = err
 	}
 
+	// Shut down the runtime, it's no longer usable after mass-deletion.
+	if err := r.Shutdown(false); err != nil {
+		if prevError != nil {
+			logrus.Error(prevError)
+		}
+		prevError = err
+	}
+
 	return prevError
 }
diff --git a/libpod/runtime.go b/libpod/runtime.go
index fdc32bc773..e30455da5f 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime.go
@@ -89,22 +89,21 @@ type Runtime struct {
 	// This bool is just needed so that we can set it for netavark interface.
 	syslog bool
 
-	// doReset indicates that the runtime should perform a system reset.
-	// All Podman files will be removed.
+	// doReset indicates that the runtime will perform a system reset.
+	// A reset will remove all containers, pods, volumes, networks, etc.
+	// A number of validation checks are relaxed, or replaced with logic to
+	// remove as much of the runtime as possible if they fail. This ensures
+	// that even a broken Libpod can still be removed via `system reset`.
+	// This does not actually perform a `system reset`. That is done by
+	// calling "Reset()" on the returned runtime.
 	doReset bool
-
-	// doRenumber indicates that the runtime should perform a lock renumber
-	// during initialization.
-	// Once the runtime has been initialized and returned, this variable is
-	// unused.
+	// doRenumber indicates that the runtime will perform a system renumber.
+	// A renumber will reassign lock numbers for all containers, pods, etc.
+	// This will not perform the renumber itself, but will ignore some
+	// errors related to lock initialization so a renumber can be performed
+	// if something has gone wrong.
 	doRenumber bool
 
-	doMigrate bool
-	// System migrate can move containers to a new runtime.
-	// We make no promises that these migrated containers work on the new
-	// runtime, though.
-	migrateRuntime string
-
 	// valid indicates whether the runtime is ready to use.
 	// valid is set to true when a runtime is returned from GetRuntime(),
 	// and remains true until the runtime is shut down (rendering its
@@ -230,11 +229,6 @@ func newRuntimeFromConfig(conf *config.Config, options ...RuntimeOption) (*Runti
 
 	runtime.config.CheckCgroupsAndAdjustConfig()
 
-	// If resetting storage, do *not* return a runtime.
-	if runtime.doReset {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
 	return runtime, nil
 }
 
@@ -347,10 +341,6 @@ func makeRuntime(runtime *Runtime) (retErr error) {
 	}
 	runtime.conmonPath = cPath
 
-	if runtime.doReset && runtime.doRenumber {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot perform system reset while renumbering locks: %w", define.ErrInvalidArg)
-	}
-
 	if runtime.config.Engine.StaticDir == "" {
 		runtime.config.Engine.StaticDir = filepath.Join(runtime.storageConfig.GraphRoot, "libpod")
 		runtime.storageSet.StaticDirSet = true
@@ -555,9 +545,8 @@ func makeRuntime(runtime *Runtime) (retErr error) {
 	// We now need to see if the system has restarted
 	// We check for the presence of a file in our tmp directory to verify this
 	// This check must be locked to prevent races
-	runtimeAliveLock := filepath.Join(runtime.config.Engine.TmpDir, "alive.lck")
 	runtimeAliveFile := filepath.Join(runtime.config.Engine.TmpDir, "alive")
-	aliveLock, err := lockfile.GetLockFile(runtimeAliveLock)
+	aliveLock, err := runtime.getRuntimeAliveLock()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("acquiring runtime init lock: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -631,27 +620,6 @@ func makeRuntime(runtime *Runtime) (retErr error) {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// If we're resetting storage, do it now.
-	// We will not return a valid runtime.
-	// TODO: Plumb this context out so it can be set.
-	if runtime.doReset {
-		// Mark the runtime as valid, so normal functionality "mostly"
-		// works and we can use regular functions to remove
-		// ctrs/pods/etc
-		runtime.valid = true
-
-		return runtime.reset(context.Background())
-	}
-
-	// If we're renumbering locks, do it now.
-	// It breaks out of normal runtime init, and will not return a valid
-	// runtime.
-	if runtime.doRenumber {
-		if err := runtime.renumberLocks(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	// If we need to refresh the state, do it now - things are guaranteed to
 	// be set up by now.
 	if doRefresh {
@@ -673,12 +641,6 @@ func makeRuntime(runtime *Runtime) (retErr error) {
 	// further
 	runtime.valid = true
 
-	if runtime.doMigrate {
-		if err := runtime.migrate(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1187,6 +1149,11 @@ func (r *Runtime) graphRootMountedFlag(mounts []spec.Mount) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// Returns a copy of the runtime alive lock
+func (r *Runtime) getRuntimeAliveLock() (*lockfile.LockFile, error) {
+	return lockfile.GetLockFile(filepath.Join(r.config.Engine.TmpDir, "alive.lck"))
+}
+
 // Network returns the network interface which is used by the runtime
 func (r *Runtime) Network() nettypes.ContainerNetwork {
 	return r.network
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_migrate_linux.go b/libpod/runtime_migrate_linux.go
index 07ed237165..d642a682de 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_migrate_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_migrate_linux.go
@@ -42,7 +42,24 @@ func (r *Runtime) stopPauseProcess() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *Runtime) migrate() error {
+// Migrate stops the rootless pause process and performs any necessary database
+// migrations that are required. It can also migrate all containers to a new OCI
+// runtime, if requested.
+func (r *Runtime) Migrate(newRuntime string) error {
+	// Acquire the alive lock and hold it.
+	// Ensures that we don't let other Podman commands run while we are
+	// rewriting things in the DB.
+	aliveLock, err := r.getRuntimeAliveLock()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("retrieving alive lock: %w", err)
+	}
+	aliveLock.Lock()
+	defer aliveLock.Unlock()
+
+	if !r.valid {
+		return define.ErrRuntimeStopped
+	}
+
 	runningContainers, err := r.GetRunningContainers()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -62,10 +79,14 @@ func (r *Runtime) migrate() error {
 	}
 
 	// Did the user request a new runtime?
-	runtimeChangeRequested := r.migrateRuntime != ""
-	requestedRuntime, runtimeExists := r.ociRuntimes[r.migrateRuntime]
-	if !runtimeExists && runtimeChangeRequested {
-		return fmt.Errorf("change to runtime %q requested but no such runtime is defined: %w", r.migrateRuntime, define.ErrInvalidArg)
+	runtimeChangeRequested := newRuntime != ""
+	var requestedRuntime OCIRuntime
+	if runtimeChangeRequested {
+		runtime, exists := r.ociRuntimes[newRuntime]
+		if !exists {
+			return fmt.Errorf("change to runtime %q requested but no such runtime is defined: %w", newRuntime, define.ErrInvalidArg)
+		}
+		requestedRuntime = runtime
 	}
 
 	for _, ctr := range allCtrs {
@@ -80,9 +101,9 @@ func (r *Runtime) migrate() error {
 		}
 
 		// Reset runtime
-		if runtimeChangeRequested {
-			logrus.Infof("Resetting container %s runtime to runtime %s", ctr.ID(), r.migrateRuntime)
-			ctr.config.OCIRuntime = r.migrateRuntime
+		if runtimeChangeRequested && ctr.config.OCIRuntime != newRuntime {
+			logrus.Infof("Resetting container %s runtime to runtime %s", ctr.ID(), newRuntime)
+			ctr.config.OCIRuntime = newRuntime
 			ctr.ociRuntime = requestedRuntime
 
 			needsWrite = true
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_migrate_unsupported.go b/libpod/runtime_migrate_unsupported.go
index 039843428e..9a8c2fda7f 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_migrate_unsupported.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_migrate_unsupported.go
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ func (r *Runtime) stopPauseProcess() error {
 	return errors.New("not implemented (*Runtime) stopPauseProcess")
 }
 
-func (r *Runtime) migrate() error {
+func (r *Runtime) Migrate(newRuntime string) error {
 	return errors.New("not implemented (*Runtime) migrate")
 }
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_renumber.go b/libpod/runtime_renumber.go
index 43ad1f2e6a..6d857048cc 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_renumber.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_renumber.go
@@ -5,18 +5,34 @@ package libpod
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/events"
 )
 
-// renumberLocks reassigns lock numbers for all containers and pods in the
-// state.
-// TODO: It would be desirable to make it impossible to call this until all
-// other libpod sessions are dead.
-// Possibly use a read-write file lock, with all non-renumber podmans owning the
-// lock as read, renumber attempting to take a write lock?
-// The alternative is some sort of session tracking, and I don't know how
-// reliable that can be.
-func (r *Runtime) renumberLocks() error {
+// RenumberLocks reassigns lock numbers for all containers and pods in the
+// state. This should NOT be run while there are other Libpod
+func (r *Runtime) RenumberLocks() error {
+	// TODO: It would be desirable to make it impossible to call this until all
+	// other libpod sessions are dead.
+	// Possibly use a read-write file lock, with all non-renumber podmans owning the
+	// lock as read, renumber attempting to take a write lock?
+	// The alternative is some sort of session tracking, and I don't know how
+	// reliable that can be.
+
+	// Acquire the alive lock and hold it.
+	// Ensures that we don't let other Podman commands run while we are
+	// changing around lock numbers.
+	aliveLock, err := r.getRuntimeAliveLock()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("retrieving alive lock: %w", err)
+	}
+	aliveLock.Lock()
+	defer aliveLock.Unlock()
+
+	if !r.valid {
+		return define.ErrRuntimeStopped
+	}
+
 	// Start off by deallocating all locks
 	if err := r.lockManager.FreeAllLocks(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -76,5 +92,5 @@ func (r *Runtime) renumberLocks() error {
 
 	r.NewSystemEvent(events.Renumber)
 
-	return nil
+	return r.Shutdown(false)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/domain/entities/engine.go b/pkg/domain/entities/engine.go
index 3346110d60..1a2fcefd03 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/entities/engine.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/entities/engine.go
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ type EngineSetup string
 const (
 	ABIMode    = EngineMode("abi")
 	TunnelMode = EngineMode("tunnel")
-
-	MigrateMode  = EngineSetup("migrate")
-	NoFDsMode    = EngineSetup("disablefds")
-	NormalMode   = EngineSetup("normal")
-	RenumberMode = EngineSetup("renumber")
-	ResetMode    = EngineSetup("reset")
 )
 
 // Convert EngineMode to String
@@ -42,6 +36,8 @@ type PodmanConfig struct {
 	EngineMode               EngineMode     // ABI or Tunneling mode
 	HooksDir                 []string
 	Identity                 string   // ssh identity for connecting to server
+	IsRenumber               bool     // Is this a system renumber command? If so, a number of checks will be relaxed
+	IsReset                  bool     // Is this a system reset command? If so, a number of checks will be skipped/omitted
 	MaxWorks                 int      // maximum number of parallel threads
 	MemoryProfile            string   // Hidden: Should memory profile be taken
 	RegistriesConf           string   // allows for specifying a custom registries.conf
diff --git a/pkg/domain/entities/engine_container.go b/pkg/domain/entities/engine_container.go
index 1ae819c5ab..e697b60115 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/entities/engine_container.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/entities/engine_container.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ type ContainerEngine interface { //nolint:interfacebloat
 	Info(ctx context.Context) (*define.Info, error)
 	KubeApply(ctx context.Context, body io.Reader, opts ApplyOptions) error
 	Locks(ctx context.Context) (*LocksReport, error)
+	Migrate(ctx context.Context, options SystemMigrateOptions) error
 	NetworkConnect(ctx context.Context, networkname string, options NetworkConnectOptions) error
 	NetworkCreate(ctx context.Context, network types.Network, createOptions *types.NetworkCreateOptions) (*types.Network, error)
 	NetworkUpdate(ctx context.Context, networkname string, options NetworkUpdateOptions) error
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ type ContainerEngine interface { //nolint:interfacebloat
 	PodStop(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options PodStopOptions) ([]*PodStopReport, error)
 	PodTop(ctx context.Context, options PodTopOptions) (*StringSliceReport, error)
 	PodUnpause(ctx context.Context, namesOrIds []string, options PodunpauseOptions) ([]*PodUnpauseReport, error)
+	Renumber(ctx context.Context) error
+	Reset(ctx context.Context) error
 	SetupRootless(ctx context.Context, noMoveProcess bool) error
 	SecretCreate(ctx context.Context, name string, reader io.Reader, options SecretCreateOptions) (*SecretCreateReport, error)
 	SecretInspect(ctx context.Context, nameOrIDs []string, options SecretInspectOptions) ([]*SecretInfoReport, []error, error)
diff --git a/pkg/domain/entities/engine_system.go b/pkg/domain/entities/engine_system.go
deleted file mode 100644
index a0ecfe9ea0..0000000000
--- a/pkg/domain/entities/engine_system.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package entities
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-)
-
-type SystemEngine interface {
-	Renumber(ctx context.Context, flags *pflag.FlagSet, config *PodmanConfig) error
-	Migrate(ctx context.Context, flags *pflag.FlagSet, config *PodmanConfig, options SystemMigrateOptions) error
-	Reset(ctx context.Context) error
-	Shutdown(ctx context.Context)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go
index 112a332b20..b5eaadbf4d 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/abi/system.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/storage"
 	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/directory"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) Info(ctx context.Context) (*define.Info, error) {
@@ -277,16 +276,16 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) SystemDf(ctx context.Context, options entities.System
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (se *SystemEngine) Reset(ctx context.Context) error {
-	return nil
+func (ic *ContainerEngine) Reset(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return ic.Libpod.Reset(ctx)
 }
 
-func (se *SystemEngine) Renumber(ctx context.Context, flags *pflag.FlagSet, config *entities.PodmanConfig) error {
-	return nil
+func (ic *ContainerEngine) Renumber(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return ic.Libpod.RenumberLocks()
 }
 
-func (se SystemEngine) Migrate(ctx context.Context, flags *pflag.FlagSet, config *entities.PodmanConfig, options entities.SystemMigrateOptions) error {
-	return nil
+func (ic *ContainerEngine) Migrate(ctx context.Context, options entities.SystemMigrateOptions) error {
+	return ic.Libpod.Migrate(options.NewRuntime)
 }
 
 func (se SystemEngine) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) {
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_abi.go b/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_abi.go
index bc967c2f50..e2e01eb176 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_abi.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_abi.go
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/bindings"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/entities"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/infra/abi"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel"
 )
 
@@ -42,32 +40,3 @@ func NewImageEngine(facts *entities.PodmanConfig) (entities.ImageEngine, error)
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("runtime mode '%v' is not supported", facts.EngineMode)
 }
-
-// NewSystemEngine factory provides a libpod runtime for specialized system operations
-func NewSystemEngine(setup entities.EngineSetup, facts *entities.PodmanConfig) (entities.SystemEngine, error) {
-	switch facts.EngineMode {
-	case entities.ABIMode:
-		var r *libpod.Runtime
-		var err error
-		switch setup {
-		case entities.NormalMode:
-			r, err = GetRuntime(context.Background(), facts.FlagSet, facts)
-		case entities.RenumberMode:
-			r, err = GetRuntimeRenumber(context.Background(), facts.FlagSet, facts)
-		case entities.ResetMode:
-			r, err = GetRuntimeReset(context.Background(), facts.FlagSet, facts)
-		case entities.MigrateMode:
-			name, flagErr := facts.FlagSet.GetString("new-runtime")
-			if flagErr != nil {
-				return nil, flagErr
-			}
-			r, err = GetRuntimeMigrate(context.Background(), facts.FlagSet, facts, name)
-		case entities.NoFDsMode:
-			r, err = GetRuntimeDisableFDs(context.Background(), facts.FlagSet, facts)
-		}
-		return &abi.SystemEngine{Libpod: r}, err
-	case entities.TunnelMode:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tunnel system runtime not supported")
-	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("runtime mode '%v' is not supported", facts.EngineMode)
-}
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_abi_unsupported.go b/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_abi_unsupported.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 099e82d209..0000000000
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_abi_unsupported.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-//go:build remote
-
-package infra
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/domain/entities"
-)
-
-// NewSystemEngine factory provides a libpod runtime for specialized system operations
-func NewSystemEngine(setup entities.EngineSetup, facts *entities.PodmanConfig) (entities.SystemEngine, error) {
-	return nil, errors.New("not implemented")
-}
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_libpod.go b/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_libpod.go
index 6b90bebb93..a7a4acdcf1 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_libpod.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/runtime_libpod.go
@@ -33,72 +33,25 @@ var (
 )
 
 type engineOpts struct {
-	name     string
-	renumber bool
-	migrate  bool
 	withFDS  bool
 	reset    bool
+	renumber bool
 	config   *entities.PodmanConfig
 }
 
-// GetRuntimeMigrate gets a libpod runtime that will perform a migration of existing containers
-func GetRuntimeMigrate(ctx context.Context, fs *flag.FlagSet, cfg *entities.PodmanConfig, newRuntime string) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
-	return getRuntime(ctx, fs, &engineOpts{
-		name:     newRuntime,
-		renumber: false,
-		migrate:  true,
-		withFDS:  true,
-		reset:    false,
-		config:   cfg,
-	})
-}
-
-// GetRuntimeDisableFDs gets a libpod runtime that will disable sd notify
-func GetRuntimeDisableFDs(ctx context.Context, fs *flag.FlagSet, cfg *entities.PodmanConfig) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
-	return getRuntime(ctx, fs, &engineOpts{
-		renumber: false,
-		migrate:  false,
-		withFDS:  false,
-		reset:    false,
-		config:   cfg,
-	})
-}
-
-// GetRuntimeRenumber gets a libpod runtime that will perform a lock renumber
-func GetRuntimeRenumber(ctx context.Context, fs *flag.FlagSet, cfg *entities.PodmanConfig) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
-	return getRuntime(ctx, fs, &engineOpts{
-		renumber: true,
-		migrate:  false,
-		withFDS:  true,
-		reset:    false,
-		config:   cfg,
-	})
-}
-
 // GetRuntime generates a new libpod runtime configured by command line options
 func GetRuntime(ctx context.Context, flags *flag.FlagSet, cfg *entities.PodmanConfig) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
 	runtimeSync.Do(func() {
 		runtimeLib, runtimeErr = getRuntime(ctx, flags, &engineOpts{
-			renumber: false,
-			migrate:  false,
 			withFDS:  true,
-			reset:    false,
+			reset:    cfg.IsReset,
+			renumber: cfg.IsRenumber,
 			config:   cfg,
 		})
 	})
 	return runtimeLib, runtimeErr
 }
 
-func GetRuntimeReset(ctx context.Context, fs *flag.FlagSet, cfg *entities.PodmanConfig) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
-	return getRuntime(ctx, fs, &engineOpts{
-		renumber: false,
-		migrate:  false,
-		withFDS:  true,
-		reset:    true,
-		config:   cfg,
-	})
-}
-
 func getRuntime(ctx context.Context, fs *flag.FlagSet, opts *engineOpts) (*libpod.Runtime, error) {
 	options := []libpod.RuntimeOption{}
 	storageOpts := types.StoreOptions{}
@@ -161,17 +114,10 @@ func getRuntime(ctx context.Context, fs *flag.FlagSet, opts *engineOpts) (*libpo
 	if fs.Changed("transient-store") {
 		options = append(options, libpod.WithTransientStore(cfg.TransientStore))
 	}
-	if opts.migrate {
-		options = append(options, libpod.WithMigrate())
-		if opts.name != "" {
-			options = append(options, libpod.WithMigrateRuntime(opts.name))
-		}
-	}
 
 	if opts.reset {
 		options = append(options, libpod.WithReset())
 	}
-
 	if opts.renumber {
 		options = append(options, libpod.WithRenumber())
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/system.go b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/system.go
index 7096c2ccd5..fc82e7b2bb 100644
--- a/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/system.go
+++ b/pkg/domain/infra/tunnel/system.go
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ func (ic *ContainerEngine) SystemPrune(ctx context.Context, opts entities.System
 	return system.Prune(ic.ClientCtx, options)
 }
 
+func (ic *ContainerEngine) Migrate(ctx context.Context, options entities.SystemMigrateOptions) error {
+	return errors.New("runtime migration is not supported on remote clients")
+}
+
+func (ic *ContainerEngine) Renumber(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return errors.New("lock renumbering is not supported on remote clients")
+}
+
+func (ic *ContainerEngine) Reset(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return errors.New("system reset is not supported on remote clients")
+}
+
 func (ic *ContainerEngine) SystemDf(ctx context.Context, options entities.SystemDfOptions) (*entities.SystemDfReport, error) {
 	return system.DiskUsage(ic.ClientCtx, nil)
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/system_reset_test.go b/test/e2e/system_reset_test.go
index 76fa544b63..fd9b82d036 100644
--- a/test/e2e/system_reset_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/system_reset_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package integration
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	. "github.com/containers/podman/v4/test/utils"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -74,4 +76,32 @@ var _ = Describe("podman system reset", Serial, func() {
 			Expect(session.OutputToStringArray()).To(BeEmpty())
 		}
 	})
+
+	It("system reset completely removes container", func() {
+		SkipIfRemote("system reset not supported on podman --remote")
+		useCustomNetworkDir(podmanTest, tempdir)
+
+		rmi := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"rmi", "--force", "--all"})
+		rmi.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(rmi).Should(ExitCleanly())
+		podmanTest.AddImageToRWStore(ALPINE)
+
+		// The name ensures that we have a Libpod resource that we'll
+		// hit if we recreate the container after a reset and it still
+		// exists. The port does the same for a system-level resource.
+		ctrName := "testctr"
+		port1 := GetPort()
+		port2 := GetPort()
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--name", ctrName, "-p", fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", port1, port2), "-d", ALPINE, "top"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session).Should(ExitCleanly())
+
+		reset := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"system", "reset", "--force"})
+		reset.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(reset).Should(ExitCleanly())
+
+		session2 := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--name", ctrName, "-p", fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", port1, port2), "-d", ALPINE, "top"})
+		session2.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session2).Should(ExitCleanly())
+	})
 })