diff --git a/gnu/machine.scm b/gnu/machine.scm
index b342fe2144..bdd92d9592 100644
--- a/gnu/machine.scm
+++ b/gnu/machine.scm
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
             machine
             machine?
-            this-machine
 
             machine-operating-system
             machine-environment
@@ -89,10 +88,8 @@
 ;;; Declarations for machines in a deployment.
 ;;;
 
-(define-record-type* <machine> machine
-  make-machine
+(define-record-type* <machine> machine make-machine
   machine?
-  this-machine
   (operating-system %machine-operating-system); <operating-system>
   (environment      machine-environment)      ; symbol
   (configuration    machine-configuration     ; configuration object
diff --git a/gnu/machine/ssh.scm b/gnu/machine/ssh.scm
index 1b88fb44cc..d6ce1253a4 100644
--- a/gnu/machine/ssh.scm
+++ b/gnu/machine/ssh.scm
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 (define-record-type* <machine-ssh-configuration> machine-ssh-configuration
   make-machine-ssh-configuration
   machine-ssh-configuration?
-  this-machine-ssh-configuration
   (host-name      machine-ssh-configuration-host-name)     ; string
   (system         machine-ssh-configuration-system)        ; string
   (build-locally? machine-ssh-configuration-build-locally? ; boolean