diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index e4a3370544..993482ab60 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -14028,7 +14028,6 @@ NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR_DEFINE(nm_unmanaged_flags2str,
                           NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_SLEEPING, "sleeping"),
                           NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_QUITTING, "quitting"),
                           NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_PARENT, "parent"),
-                          NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_BY_TYPE, "by-type"),
                           NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT, "platform-init"),
                           NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT, "user-explicit"),
                           NM_UTILS_FLAGS2STR(NM_UNMANAGED_BY_DEFAULT, "by-default"),
diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.h b/src/core/devices/nm-device.h
index 40f8d11a3c..def27db280 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.h
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.h
@@ -564,7 +564,6 @@ void nm_device_copy_ip6_dns_config(NMDevice *self, NMDevice *from_device);
  * @NM_UNMANAGED_SLEEPING: %TRUE when unmanaged because NM is sleeping.
  * @NM_UNMANAGED_QUITTING: %TRUE when unmanaged because NM is shutting down.
  * @NM_UNMANAGED_PARENT: %TRUE when unmanaged due to parent device being unmanaged
- * @NM_UNMANAGED_BY_TYPE: %TRUE for unmanaging device by type, like loopback.
  * @NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT: %TRUE when unmanaged because platform link not
  *   yet initialized. Unrealized device are also unmanaged for this reason.
  * @NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT: %TRUE when unmanaged by explicit user decision
@@ -595,20 +594,19 @@ typedef enum {
     NM_UNMANAGED_SLEEPING      = (1LL << 0),
     NM_UNMANAGED_QUITTING      = (1LL << 1),
     NM_UNMANAGED_PARENT        = (1LL << 2),
-    NM_UNMANAGED_BY_TYPE       = (1LL << 3),
-    NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT = (1LL << 4),
-    NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT = (1LL << 5),
-    NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS = (1LL << 6),
+    NM_UNMANAGED_PLATFORM_INIT = (1LL << 3),
+    NM_UNMANAGED_USER_EXPLICIT = (1LL << 4),
+    NM_UNMANAGED_USER_SETTINGS = (1LL << 5),
 
     /* These flags can be non-effective and be overwritten
      * by other flags. */
-    NM_UNMANAGED_BY_DEFAULT    = (1LL << 7),
-    NM_UNMANAGED_USER_CONF     = (1LL << 8),
-    NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV     = (1LL << 9),
-    NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN = (1LL << 10),
-    NM_UNMANAGED_IS_SLAVE      = (1LL << 11),
+    NM_UNMANAGED_BY_DEFAULT    = (1LL << 6),
+    NM_UNMANAGED_USER_CONF     = (1LL << 7),
+    NM_UNMANAGED_USER_UDEV     = (1LL << 8),
+    NM_UNMANAGED_EXTERNAL_DOWN = (1LL << 9),
+    NM_UNMANAGED_IS_SLAVE      = (1LL << 10),
 
-    NM_UNMANAGED_ALL = ((1LL << 12) - 1),
+    NM_UNMANAGED_ALL = ((1LL << 11) - 1),
 } NMUnmanagedFlags;
 
 typedef enum {