diff --git a/packages/backend/src/extension.ts b/packages/backend/src/extension.ts
index dfd5f04d..17e4616e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/extension.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import type { ExtensionContext } from '@podman-desktop/api';
 import * as extensionApi from '@podman-desktop/api';
-import { launchVFKit } from './launch-vfkit';
 import { buildDiskImage } from './build-disk-image';
 import { History } from './history';
 import fs from 'node:fs';
@@ -34,9 +33,6 @@ export async function activate(extensionContext: ExtensionContext): Promise<void
   await history.loadFile();
 
   extensionContext.subscriptions.push(
-    extensionApi.commands.registerCommand('bootc.vfkit', async container => {
-      await launchVFKit(container);
-    }),
     extensionApi.commands.registerCommand('bootc.image.build', async image => {
       const selections = await bootcBuildOptionSelection(history);
       if (selections) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/launch-vfkit.ts b/packages/backend/src/launch-vfkit.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 21191a92..00000000
--- a/packages/backend/src/launch-vfkit.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-/**********************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- ***********************************************************************/
-
-import * as extensionApi from '@podman-desktop/api';
-import * as fs from 'node:fs';
-
-const telemetryLogger = extensionApi.env.createTelemetryLogger();
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-export async function launchVFKit(container: any): Promise<void> {
-  const imageLocation = container.labels['bootc.build.image.location'];
-
-  // Check that vfkit is installed and error if it isn't before executing
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  const telemetryData: Record<string, any> = {};
-  telemetryData.imageType = container.labels['bootc.build.type'];
-  try {
-    await extensionApi.process.exec('vfkit', ['--version']);
-  } catch (error) {
-    await extensionApi.window.showErrorMessage(`Unable to launch ${imageLocation} with vfkit: ${error}`);
-    telemetryData.error = 'no-version';
-    telemetryLogger.logUsage('launchVfkit', telemetryData);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Check to see if imageLocation exists and error if it doesn't before executing
-  if (!fs.existsSync(imageLocation)) {
-    await extensionApi.window.showErrorMessage(
-      `Unable to launch ${imageLocation} with vfkit: ${imageLocation} does not exist`,
-    );
-    telemetryData.error = 'no-image';
-    telemetryLogger.logUsage('launchVfkit', telemetryData);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Check container.labels['bootc.build.type'] to see if it is ami or raw
-  // if it is not raw or ami, we cannot launch with vfkit
-  if (container.labels['bootc.build.type'] !== 'ami' && container.labels['bootc.build.type'] !== 'raw') {
-    await extensionApi.window.showErrorMessage(
-      `Unable to launch ${imageLocation} with vfkit: ${container.labels['bootc.build.type']} is not supported`,
-    );
-    telemetryData.error = 'unsupported-type';
-    telemetryLogger.logUsage('launchVfkit', telemetryData);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  await launchVfkit(imageLocation, telemetryData);
-}
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-async function launchVfkit(imagePath: string, telemetryData: Record<string, any>): Promise<void> {
-  // take image path replace last part (disk.qcow2 / disk.raw) with vfkit-serial.log
-  // this will be the log file path
-  const logFilePath = imagePath.replace(/[^/]+$/, '') + 'vfkit-serial.log';
-  const command = 'vfkit';
-  const args = [
-    '--cpus',
-    '2',
-    '--memory',
-    '2048',
-    '--bootloader',
-    'efi,variable-store=./efi-variable-store,create',
-    '--device',
-    'virtio-blk,path=' + imagePath,
-    '--device',
-    'virtio-serial,logFilePath=' + logFilePath,
-    '--device',
-    'virtio-net,nat,mac=72:20:43:d4:38:62',
-    '--device',
-    'virtio-rng',
-    '--device',
-    'virtio-input,keyboard',
-    '--device',
-    'virtio-input,pointing',
-    '--device',
-    'virtio-gpu,width=1920,height=1080',
-    '--gui',
-  ];
-  console.log(args);
-  try {
-    await extensionApi.process.exec(command, args);
-    telemetryData.success = true;
-    telemetryLogger.logUsage('launchVfkit', telemetryData);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error(error);
-    telemetryData.error = error;
-    telemetryLogger.logUsage('launchVfkit', telemetryData);
-    await extensionApi.window.showErrorMessage(`Unable to launch ${imagePath} with vfkit: ${error}`);
-  }
-}