diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5181222bdb..96265c8337 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containers/common v0.55.1-0.20230824140149-b27c2ba2b7e1
 	github.com/containers/conmon v2.0.20+incompatible
 	github.com/containers/image/v5 v5.26.1-0.20230807184415-3fb422379cfa
-	github.com/containers/libhvee v0.4.0
+	github.com/containers/libhvee v0.4.1-0.20230816135538-b81ee3f10e1e
 	github.com/containers/ocicrypt v1.1.8
 	github.com/containers/psgo v1.8.0
 	github.com/containers/storage v1.49.1-0.20230823084450-6902c2df7cca
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 68eb2eaee0..59edd3ad9e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ github.com/containers/conmon v2.0.20+incompatible h1:YbCVSFSCqFjjVwHTPINGdMX1F6J
 github.com/containers/conmon v2.0.20+incompatible/go.mod h1:hgwZ2mtuDrppv78a/cOBNiCm6O0UMWGx1mu7P00nu5I=
 github.com/containers/image/v5 v5.26.1-0.20230807184415-3fb422379cfa h1:wDfVQtc6ik2MvsUmu/YRSyBAE5YUxdjcEDtuT1q2KDo=
 github.com/containers/image/v5 v5.26.1-0.20230807184415-3fb422379cfa/go.mod h1:apL4qwq31NV0gsSZQJPxYyTH0yzWavmMCjT8vsQaXSk=
-github.com/containers/libhvee v0.4.0 h1:HGHIIExgP2PjwjHKKoQM3B+3qakNIZcmmkiAO4luAZE=
-github.com/containers/libhvee v0.4.0/go.mod h1:fyWDxNQccveTdE3Oe+QRuLbwF/iyV0hDxXqRX5Svlic=
+github.com/containers/libhvee v0.4.1-0.20230816135538-b81ee3f10e1e h1:j8QuCCOnTxQNtVwARhgUhe3+QYhXpcuoy9YuIgpLWDE=
+github.com/containers/libhvee v0.4.1-0.20230816135538-b81ee3f10e1e/go.mod h1:I30im5oKCYBJMEa+r0jffZn+Yb5/8CnYeAJy+vb77Mg=
 github.com/containers/libtrust v0.0.0-20230121012942-c1716e8a8d01 h1:Qzk5C6cYglewc+UyGf6lc8Mj2UaPTHy/iF2De0/77CA=
 github.com/containers/libtrust v0.0.0-20230121012942-c1716e8a8d01/go.mod h1:9rfv8iPl1ZP7aqh9YA68wnZv2NUDbXdcdPHVz0pFbPY=
 github.com/containers/ocicrypt v1.0.1/go.mod h1:MeJDzk1RJHv89LjsH0Sp5KTY3ZYkjXO/C+bKAeWFIrc=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/containers/libhvee/pkg/hypervctl/vm.go b/vendor/github.com/containers/libhvee/pkg/hypervctl/vm.go
index 1e14b6f408..1fbff4ee3e 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/containers/libhvee/pkg/hypervctl/vm.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/containers/libhvee/pkg/hypervctl/vm.go
@@ -544,17 +544,6 @@ func (vm *VirtualMachine) remove() (int32, error) {
 		return -1, err
 	}
 
-	wmiInst, err := vm.fetchSystemSettingsInstance(srv)
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, err
-	}
-	defer wmiInst.Close()
-
-	path, err := wmiInst.Path()
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, err
-	}
-
 	vsms, err := srv.GetSingletonInstance("Msvm_VirtualSystemManagementService")
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
@@ -562,15 +551,14 @@ func (vm *VirtualMachine) remove() (int32, error) {
 	defer vsms.Close()
 
 	var (
-		job             *wmiext.Instance
-		resultingSystem string
+		job *wmiext.Instance
 	)
+
 	// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/hyperv_v2/cim-virtualsystemmanagementservice-destroysystem
 	if err := vsms.BeginInvoke("DestroySystem").
-		In("AffectedSystem", path).
+		In("AffectedSystem", vm.Path()).
 		Execute().
 		Out("Job", &job).
-		Out("ResultingSystem", &resultingSystem).
 		Out("ReturnValue", &res).End(); err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
@@ -583,21 +571,17 @@ func (vm *VirtualMachine) remove() (int32, error) {
 }
 
 func (vm *VirtualMachine) Remove(diskPath string) error {
-	res, err := vm.remove()
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := vm.remove(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if DestroySystemResult(res) == VMDestroyCompletedwithNoError {
-		// Remove disk only if we were given one
-		if len(diskPath) > 0 {
-			if err := os.Remove(diskPath); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("failed to destroy system %s: %s", vm.Name, DestroySystemResult(res).Reason())
 
+	// Remove disk only if we were given one
+	if len(diskPath) > 0 {
+		if err := os.Remove(diskPath); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (vm *VirtualMachine) State() EnabledState {
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index a83012cc5a..92d701e99e 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ github.com/containers/image/v5/transports
 github.com/containers/image/v5/transports/alltransports
 github.com/containers/image/v5/types
 github.com/containers/image/v5/version
-# github.com/containers/libhvee v0.4.0
+# github.com/containers/libhvee v0.4.1-0.20230816135538-b81ee3f10e1e
 ## explicit; go 1.18
 github.com/containers/libhvee/pkg/hypervctl
 github.com/containers/libhvee/pkg/kvp/ginsu