diff --git a/repos/dde_ipxe/lib/mk/dde_ipxe_nic.inc b/repos/dde_ipxe/lib/mk/dde_ipxe_nic.inc
index dc28bbbeb..dbf7ba286 100644
--- a/repos/dde_ipxe/lib/mk/dde_ipxe_nic.inc
+++ b/repos/dde_ipxe/lib/mk/dde_ipxe_nic.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SRC_C += $(addprefix net/, ethernet.c netdevice.c nullnet.c eth_slow.c iobpad.c)
 SRC_C += $(addprefix drivers/bus/, pciextra.c)
 SRC_C += $(addprefix drivers/bitbash/, bitbash.c spi_bit.c)
 SRC_C += $(addprefix drivers/nvs/, nvs.c threewire.c)
-SRC_C += $(addprefix drivers/net/, pcnet32.c intel.c eepro100.c realtek.c mii.c)
+SRC_C += $(addprefix drivers/net/, intel.c eepro100.c realtek.c mii.c)
 SRC_C += $(addprefix drivers/net/tg3/, tg3.c tg3_hw.c tg3_phy.c)
 
 INC_DIR += $(LIB_DIR)/include
diff --git a/repos/dde_ipxe/src/lib/dde_ipxe/nic.c b/repos/dde_ipxe/src/lib/dde_ipxe/nic.c
index 61c7349fc..de53ff9ef 100644
--- a/repos/dde_ipxe/src/lib/dde_ipxe/nic.c
+++ b/repos/dde_ipxe/src/lib/dde_ipxe/nic.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ extern struct pci_driver
 	realtek_driver,
 	ifec_driver,
 	intel_driver,
-	pcnet32_driver,
 	tg3_pci_driver;
 
 
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ static struct pci_driver *pci_drivers[] = {
 	&realtek_driver,
 	&ifec_driver,
 	&intel_driver,
-	&pcnet32_driver,
 	&tg3_pci_driver
 };
 
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/tcp_terminal.run b/repos/gems/run/tcp_terminal.run
index bb85c2803..c869ff0cd 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/tcp_terminal.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/tcp_terminal.run
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ build_boot_image $boot_modules
 # qemu config
 append qemu_args " -m 128 -nographic "
 
-append_if [have_spec x86]     qemu_args " -net nic,model=pcnet "
+append_if [have_spec x86]     qemu_args " -net nic,model=e1000 "
 append_if [have_spec lan9118] qemu_args " -net nic,model=lan9118 "
 
 append qemu_args " -net user -redir tcp:5555::8888 "
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/test-nicbridge_static.run b/repos/libports/run/test-nicbridge_static.run
index eb8b0ea9e..530a68995 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/test-nicbridge_static.run
+++ b/repos/libports/run/test-nicbridge_static.run
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ build_boot_image $boot_modules
 
 append qemu_args " -m 512 "
 
-append_if [have_spec x86]     qemu_args " -net nic,model=pcnet "
+append_if [have_spec x86]     qemu_args " -net nic,model=e1000 "
 append_if [have_spec lan9118] qemu_args " -net nic,model=lan9118 "
 
 append qemu_args " -net user "
diff --git a/repos/libports/run/test-nicbridge_static2.run b/repos/libports/run/test-nicbridge_static2.run
index ef64301eb..6dcb3086e 100644
--- a/repos/libports/run/test-nicbridge_static2.run
+++ b/repos/libports/run/test-nicbridge_static2.run
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ build_boot_image $boot_modules
 
 append qemu_args " -m 512 "
 
-append_if [have_spec x86]     qemu_args " -net nic,model=pcnet "
+append_if [have_spec x86]     qemu_args " -net nic,model=e1000 "
 append_if [have_spec lan9118] qemu_args " -net nic,model=lan9118 "
 
 append qemu_args " -net user "
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/arora.run b/repos/ports/run/arora.run
index 2d8f01646..869e88089 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/arora.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/arora.run
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ build_boot_image $boot_modules
 
 append qemu_args " -m 512 "
 
-append_if [have_spec x86]     qemu_args " -net nic,model=pcnet "
+append_if [have_spec x86]     qemu_args " -net nic,model=e1000 "
 append_if [have_spec lan9118] qemu_args " -net nic,model=lan9118 "
 
 append qemu_args " -net user "