diff --git a/pkg/hostagent/hostagent.go b/pkg/hostagent/hostagent.go
index 4239b6998c2..dcc7321fbb2 100644
--- a/pkg/hostagent/hostagent.go
+++ b/pkg/hostagent/hostagent.go
@@ -510,13 +510,7 @@ sudo chown -R "${USER}" /run/host-services`
 		case <-a.guestAgentAliveCh:
 			// NOP
 		case <-time.After(time.Minute):
-			err := errors.New("guest agent does not seem to be running; port forwards will not work")
-			if *a.y.VMType == limayaml.WSL2 {
-				// geustagent is currently not available for WSL2: https://github.com/lima-vm/lima/issues/2025
-				logrus.Warn(err)
-			} else {
-				errs = append(errs, err)
-			}
+			errs = append(errs, errors.New("guest agent does not seem to be running; port forwards will not work"))
 		}
 	}
 	if err := a.waitForRequirements("final", a.finalRequirements()); err != nil {
@@ -660,7 +654,7 @@ func (a *HostAgent) processGuestAgentEvents(ctx context.Context, client *guestag
 		for _, f := range ev.Errors {
 			logrus.Warnf("received error from the guest: %q", f)
 		}
-		a.portForwarder.OnEvent(ctx, ev, a.instSSHAddress)
+		a.portForwarder.OnEvent(ctx, ev)
 	}
 
 	if err := client.Events(ctx, onEvent); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/hostagent/port.go b/pkg/hostagent/port.go
index 57f48ab55a3..36d0ea86f73 100644
--- a/pkg/hostagent/port.go
+++ b/pkg/hostagent/port.go
@@ -44,16 +44,8 @@ func hostAddress(rule limayaml.PortForward, guest *api.IPPort) string {
 	return host.HostString()
 }
 
-func (pf *portForwarder) forwardingAddresses(guest *api.IPPort, localUnixIP net.IP) (hostAddr, guestAddr string) {
+func (pf *portForwarder) forwardingAddresses(guest *api.IPPort) (hostAddr, guestAddr string) {
 	guestIP := net.ParseIP(guest.Ip)
-	if pf.vmType == limayaml.WSL2 {
-		guestIP = localUnixIP
-		host := &api.IPPort{
-			Ip:   guestIP.String(),
-			Port: guest.Port,
-		}
-		return host.String(), guest.HostString()
-	}
 	for _, rule := range pf.rules {
 		if rule.GuestSocket != "" {
 			continue
@@ -82,11 +74,9 @@ func (pf *portForwarder) forwardingAddresses(guest *api.IPPort, localUnixIP net.
 	return "", guest.HostString()
 }
 
-func (pf *portForwarder) OnEvent(ctx context.Context, ev *api.Event, instSSHAddress string) {
-	localUnixIP := net.ParseIP(instSSHAddress)
-
+func (pf *portForwarder) OnEvent(ctx context.Context, ev *api.Event) {
 	for _, f := range ev.LocalPortsRemoved {
-		local, remote := pf.forwardingAddresses(f, localUnixIP)
+		local, remote := pf.forwardingAddresses(f)
 		if local == "" {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -96,7 +86,7 @@ func (pf *portForwarder) OnEvent(ctx context.Context, ev *api.Event, instSSHAddr
 		}
 	}
 	for _, f := range ev.LocalPortsAdded {
-		local, remote := pf.forwardingAddresses(f, localUnixIP)
+		local, remote := pf.forwardingAddresses(f)
 		if local == "" {
 			logrus.Infof("Not forwarding TCP %s", remote)
 			continue