diff --git a/app/models/vm/operations.rb b/app/models/vm/operations.rb
index 0b6ad1aa29ff..c3029cdd2d7c 100644
--- a/app/models/vm/operations.rb
+++ b/app/models/vm/operations.rb
@@ -6,17 +6,23 @@ module Vm::Operations
   include_concern 'Lifecycle'
 
   included do
-    supports :html5_console do
-      consup = %w[vnc webmks spice].any? { |type| send(:console_supported?, type) }
-      unsupported_reason_add(:html5_console, _("The web-based HTML5 Console is not supported")) unless consup
-    end
+    # TODO: convert to supports_not :spice_console
+    supports(:spice_console) { unsupported_reason_add(:spice_console, N_("Console not supported")) unless console_supported?('spice') }
+    supports(:vnc_console) { unsupported_reason_add(:vnc_console, N_("Console not supported")) unless console_supported?('vnc') }
+    supports(:native_console) { unsupported_reason_add(:native_console, _("VM NATIVE Console not supported")) unless console_supported?('NATIVE') }
+    supports(:vmrc_console) { unsupported_reason_add(:vmrc_console, _("VMRC Console not supported")) unless console_supported?('VMRC') }
+    supports(:webmks_console) { unsupported_reason_add(:webmks_console, N_("Console not supported")) unless console_supported?('webmks') }
 
-    supports :vmrc_console do
-      unsupported_reason_add(:vmrc_console, _("VMRC Console not supported")) unless console_supported?('VMRC')
+    supports :console do
+      unless supports?(:spice_console) || supports?(:vnc_console)
+        unsupported_reason_add(:console, N_("Console not supported"))
+      end
     end
 
-    supports :native_console do
-      unsupported_reason_add(:native_console, _("VM NATIVE Console not supported")) unless console_supported?('NATIVE')
+    supports :html5_console do
+      unless %w[vnc_console webmks_console spice_console].any? { |type| supports?(type) }
+        unsupported_reason_add(:html5_console, _("The web-based HTML5 Console is not supported"))
+      end
     end
 
     supports :launch_html5_console do
diff --git a/app/models/vm_or_template.rb b/app/models/vm_or_template.rb
index 35c75df21362..c6e042760065 100644
--- a/app/models/vm_or_template.rb
+++ b/app/models/vm_or_template.rb
@@ -1675,12 +1675,6 @@ def tenant_identity
     user
   end
 
-  supports :console do
-    unless console_supported?('spice') || console_supported?('vnc')
-      unsupported_reason_add(:console, N_("Console not supported"))
-    end
-  end
-
   def child_resources
     children
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/vm/operations_spec.rb b/spec/models/vm/operations_spec.rb
index cc9e9561ce91..94a3879d7b14 100644
--- a/spec/models/vm/operations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/vm/operations_spec.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     end
   end
 
+  # TODO going away from console_supported
   describe '#supports?(:vmrc_console)' do
     it 'returns false if type is not supported' do
       allow(@vm).to receive(:console_supported?).with('VMRC').and_return(false)