diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index d64a18e678..4c3e152d8e 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -1765,6 +1765,11 @@ function create_bridge_and_vms {
                 -i $IRONIC_VM_INTERFACE_COUNT -f $IRONIC_VM_SPECS_DISK_FORMAT -M $PUBLIC_BRIDGE_MTU $log_arg >> $IRONIC_VM_MACS_CSV_FILE
 SUBSHELL
 
+        if is_deployed_by_ipmi; then
+            vbmc --no-daemon add $vm_name --port $vbmc_port
+            vbmc --no-daemon start $vm_name
+        fi
+
         echo " ${bridge_mac} $IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE" >> $IRONIC_VM_MACS_CSV_FILE
 
         vbmc_port=$((vbmc_port+1))
@@ -2556,6 +2561,11 @@ function cleanup_baremetal_basic_ops {
 
     local vm_name
     for vm_name in $(_ironic_bm_vm_names); do
+        # Delete the Virtual BMCs
+        if is_deployed_by_ipmi; then
+            vbmc --no-daemon list | grep -a $NAME && vbmc --no-daemon delete $NAME || /bin/true
+        fi
+
         # pick up the $LIBVIRT_GROUP we have possibly joint
         newgrp $LIBVIRT_GROUP <<SUBSHELL
             $IRONIC_SCRIPTS_DIR/cleanup-node.sh $vm_name
diff --git a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/cleanup-node.sh b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/cleanup-node.sh
index 466b7059b8..c53daa9ec8 100755
--- a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/cleanup-node.sh
+++ b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/cleanup-node.sh
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ VOL_NAME="$NAME.qcow2"
 virsh list | grep -q $NAME && virsh destroy $NAME
 virsh list --inactive | grep -q $NAME && virsh undefine $NAME --nvram
 
-# Delete the Virtual BMC
-if [[ $(type -P vbmc) != "" ]]; then
-    vbmc list | grep -a $NAME && vbmc delete $NAME
-fi
-
 if virsh pool-list | grep -q $LIBVIRT_STORAGE_POOL ; then
     virsh vol-list $LIBVIRT_STORAGE_POOL | grep -q $VOL_NAME &&
         virsh vol-delete $VOL_NAME --pool $LIBVIRT_STORAGE_POOL
diff --git a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/create-node.sh b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/create-node.sh
index 077d21246a..67d261572f 100755
--- a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/create-node.sh
+++ b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/create-node.sh
@@ -128,12 +128,6 @@ if ! virsh list --all | grep -q $NAME; then
         --arch $ARCH --cpus $CPU --memory $MEM --libvirt-nic-driver $LIBVIRT_NIC_DRIVER \
         --disk-format $DISK_FORMAT $VM_LOGGING --engine $ENGINE $UEFI_OPTS $vm_opts \
         --interface-count $INTERFACE_COUNT $MAC_ADDRESS >&2
-
-    # Create Virtual BMC for the node if IPMI is used
-    if [[ $(type -P vbmc) != "" ]]; then
-        vbmc add $NAME --port $VBMC_PORT
-        vbmc start $NAME
-    fi
 fi
 
 # echo mac in format mac1,ovs-node-0i1;mac2,ovs-node-0i2;...;macN,ovs-node0iN