diff --git a/extensions/sql-migration/src/api/utils.ts b/extensions/sql-migration/src/api/utils.ts
index cca1166e4b..362a53e389 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-migration/src/api/utils.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-migration/src/api/utils.ts
@@ -620,19 +620,10 @@ export async function getVirtualMachinesDropdownValues(virtualMachines: azure.Sq
 	if (location && resourceGroup) {
 		virtualMachines.forEach((virtualMachine) => {
 			if (virtualMachine.location.toLowerCase() === location.name.toLowerCase() && azure.getResourceGroupFromId(virtualMachine.id).toLowerCase() === resourceGroup.name.toLowerCase()) {
-				let virtualMachineValue: CategoryValue;
-				if (virtualMachine.properties.provisioningState === ProvisioningState.Succeeded) {
-					virtualMachineValue = {
-						name: virtualMachine.id,
-						displayName: virtualMachine.name
-					};
-				} else {
-					virtualMachineValue = {
-						name: virtualMachine.id,
-						displayName: constants.UNAVAILABLE_TARGET_PREFIX(virtualMachine.name)
-					};
-				}
-				virtualMachineValues.push(virtualMachineValue);
+				virtualMachineValues.push({
+					name: virtualMachine.id,
+					displayName: virtualMachine.name
+				});
 			}
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/sql-migration/src/constants/strings.ts b/extensions/sql-migration/src/constants/strings.ts
index 5acdd4acb5..fe45aeb2eb 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-migration/src/constants/strings.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-migration/src/constants/strings.ts
@@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ export function ACCOUNT_ACCESS_ERROR(account: AzureAccount, error: Error) {
 export function MI_NOT_READY_ERROR(miName: string, state: string): string {
 	return localize('sql.migration.mi.not.ready', "The managed instance '{0}' is unavailable for migration because it is currently in the '{1}' state. To continue, select an available managed instance.", miName, state);
 }
-export function VM_NOT_READY_ERROR(miName: string, state: string): string {
-	return localize('sql.migration.vm.not.ready', "The virtual machine '{0}' is unavailable for migration because it is currently in the '{1}' state. To continue, select an available virtual machine.", miName, state);
-}
 
 export const SELECT_AN_ACCOUNT = localize('sql.migration.select.service.select.a.', "Sign into Azure and select an account");
 export const SELECT_A_TENANT = localize('sql.migration.select.service.select.a.tenant', "Select a tenant");
diff --git a/extensions/sql-migration/src/wizard/targetSelectionPage.ts b/extensions/sql-migration/src/wizard/targetSelectionPage.ts
index 66016a3523..0960bd3aa0 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-migration/src/wizard/targetSelectionPage.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-migration/src/wizard/targetSelectionPage.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import { WIZARD_INPUT_COMPONENT_WIDTH } from './wizardController';
 import * as utils from '../api/utils';
 import { azureResource } from 'azurecore';
 import { SqlVMServer } from '../api/azure';
-import { ProvisioningState } from '../models/migrationLocalStorage';
 
 export class TargetSelectionPage extends MigrationWizardPage {
 	private _view!: azdata.ModelView;
@@ -149,10 +148,6 @@ export class TargetSelectionPage extends MigrationWizardPage {
 						errors.push(constants.INVALID_VIRTUAL_MACHINE_ERROR);
 						break;
 					}
-					if (targetVm.properties.provisioningState !== ProvisioningState.Succeeded) {
-						errors.push(constants.VM_NOT_READY_ERROR(targetVm.name, targetVm.properties.provisioningState));
-						break;
-					}
 					break;
 				}
 			}
@@ -408,21 +403,9 @@ export class TargetSelectionPage extends MigrationWizardPage {
 
 				switch (this.migrationStateModel._targetType) {
 					case MigrationTargetType.SQLVM:
-						const selectedVm = this.migrationStateModel._targetSqlVirtualMachines.find(vm => vm.name === value || constants.UNAVAILABLE_TARGET_PREFIX(vm.name) === value);
+						const selectedVm = this.migrationStateModel._targetSqlVirtualMachines.find(vm => vm.name === value);
 						if (selectedVm) {
 							this.migrationStateModel._targetServerInstance = utils.deepClone(selectedVm)! as SqlVMServer;
-
-							if (this.migrationStateModel._targetServerInstance.properties.provisioningState !== ProvisioningState.Succeeded) {
-								this.wizard.message = {
-									text: constants.VM_NOT_READY_ERROR(this.migrationStateModel._targetServerInstance.name, this.migrationStateModel._targetServerInstance.properties.provisioningState),
-									level: azdata.window.MessageLevel.Error
-								};
-							} else {
-								this.wizard.message = {
-									text: '',
-									level: azdata.window.MessageLevel.Error
-								};
-							}
 						}
 						break;