diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel7/distro.go b/internal/distro/rhel7/distro.go
index 5d74f398a..109f072a9 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel7/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel7/distro.go
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ type architecture struct {
 	name             string
 	imageTypes       map[string]distro.ImageType
 	imageTypeAliases map[string]string
-	legacy           string
 }
 
 func (a *architecture) Name() string {
@@ -579,7 +578,6 @@ func newDistro(distroName string) distro.Distro {
 	x86_64 := architecture{
 		name:   distro.X86_64ArchName,
 		distro: &rd,
-		legacy: "i386-pc",
 	}
 
 	x86_64.addImageTypes(
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel8/arch.go b/internal/distro/rhel8/arch.go
index aad738105..7ae9991dc 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel8/arch.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel8/arch.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ type architecture struct {
 	name             string
 	imageTypes       map[string]distro.ImageType
 	imageTypeAliases map[string]string
-	legacy           string
 }
 
 func (a *architecture) Name() string {
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel8/distro.go b/internal/distro/rhel8/distro.go
index e520bb258..7962dc1f8 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel8/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel8/distro.go
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ func newDistro(name string, minor int) *distribution {
 	x86_64 := architecture{
 		name:   distro.X86_64ArchName,
 		distro: &rd,
-		legacy: "i386-pc",
 	}
 
 	aarch64 := architecture{
@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ func newDistro(name string, minor int) *distribution {
 
 	ppc64le := architecture{
 		distro: &rd,
-		legacy: "powerpc-ieee1275",
 		name:   distro.Ppc64leArchName,
 	}
 	s390x := architecture{
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel9/arch.go b/internal/distro/rhel9/arch.go
index c78480bb7..a5da238fe 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel9/arch.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel9/arch.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ type architecture struct {
 	name             string
 	imageTypes       map[string]distro.ImageType
 	imageTypeAliases map[string]string
-	legacy           string
 }
 
 func (a *architecture) Name() string {
diff --git a/internal/distro/rhel9/distro.go b/internal/distro/rhel9/distro.go
index 7e16c0773..b10ec0b8b 100644
--- a/internal/distro/rhel9/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/rhel9/distro.go
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ func newDistro(name string, minor int) *distribution {
 	x86_64 := architecture{
 		name:   distro.X86_64ArchName,
 		distro: &rd,
-		legacy: "i386-pc",
 	}
 
 	aarch64 := architecture{
@@ -199,8 +198,8 @@ func newDistro(name string, minor int) *distribution {
 	ppc64le := architecture{
 		distro: &rd,
 		name:   distro.Ppc64leArchName,
-		legacy: "powerpc-ieee1275",
 	}
+
 	s390x := architecture{
 		distro: &rd,
 		name:   distro.S390xArchName,