diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h
index d6ffe03c9d0b..4804abe00158 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h
@@ -1129,8 +1129,6 @@ struct idt_entry {
 	uint32_t offset2; uint32_t reserved;
 };
 
-void vm_init_descriptor_tables(struct kvm_vm *vm);
-void vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void vm_install_exception_handler(struct kvm_vm *vm, int vector,
 			void (*handler)(struct ex_regs *));
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
index d6bfe96a6a77..5813d93b2e7c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static void kvm_setup_tss_64bit(struct kvm_vm *vm, struct kvm_segment *segp,
 	kvm_seg_fill_gdt_64bit(vm, segp);
 }
 
-void vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static void vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct kvm_vm *vm = vcpu->vm;
 	struct kvm_sregs sregs;
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ static void vcpu_init_sregs(struct kvm_vm *vm, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	sregs.cr3 = vm->pgd;
 	vcpu_sregs_set(vcpu, &sregs);
+
+	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
 }
 
 static void set_idt_entry(struct kvm_vm *vm, int vector, unsigned long addr,
@@ -638,7 +640,7 @@ void route_exception(struct ex_regs *regs)
 		     regs->vector, regs->rip);
 }
 
-void vm_init_descriptor_tables(struct kvm_vm *vm)
+static void vm_init_descriptor_tables(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 {
 	extern void *idt_handlers;
 	int i;
@@ -670,6 +672,8 @@ void assert_on_unhandled_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 void kvm_arch_vm_post_create(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 {
 	vm_create_irqchip(vm);
+	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
+
 	sync_global_to_guest(vm, host_cpu_is_intel);
 	sync_global_to_guest(vm, host_cpu_is_amd);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/amx_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/amx_test.c
index eae521f050e0..ab6c31aee447 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/amx_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/amx_test.c
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	vcpu_regs_get(vcpu, &regs1);
 
 	/* Register #NM handler */
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, NM_VECTOR, guest_nm_handler);
 
 	/* amx cfg for guest_code */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/fix_hypercall_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/fix_hypercall_test.c
index f3c2239228b1..762628f7d4ba 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/fix_hypercall_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/fix_hypercall_test.c
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ static void test_fix_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool disable_quirk)
 {
 	struct kvm_vm *vm = vcpu->vm;
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vcpu->vm, UD_VECTOR, guest_ud_handler);
 
 	if (disable_quirk)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_evmcs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_evmcs.c
index 4c7257ecd2a6..4238691a755c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_evmcs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_evmcs.c
@@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	vcpu_args_set(vcpu, 3, vmx_pages_gva, hv_pages_gva, addr_gva2gpa(vm, hcall_page));
 	vcpu_set_msr(vcpu, HV_X64_MSR_VP_INDEX, vcpu->id);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, UD_VECTOR, guest_ud_handler);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, NMI_VECTOR, guest_nmi_handler);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_features.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_features.c
index b923a285e96f..068e9c69710d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_features.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_features.c
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ static void guest_test_msrs_access(void)
 			vcpu_init_cpuid(vcpu, prev_cpuid);
 		}
 
-		vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-		vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 		/* TODO: Make this entire test easier to maintain. */
 		if (stage >= 21)
 			vcpu_enable_cap(vcpu, KVM_CAP_HYPERV_SYNIC2, 0);
@@ -532,9 +529,6 @@ static void guest_test_hcalls_access(void)
 	while (true) {
 		vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, guest_hcall);
 
-		vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-		vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 		/* Hypercall input/output */
 		hcall_page = vm_vaddr_alloc_pages(vm, 2);
 		memset(addr_gva2hva(vm, hcall_page), 0x0, 2 * getpagesize());
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_ipi.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_ipi.c
index f1617762c22f..c6a03141cdaa 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_ipi.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/hyperv_ipi.c
@@ -256,16 +256,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	hcall_page = vm_vaddr_alloc_pages(vm, 2);
 	memset(addr_gva2hva(vm, hcall_page), 0x0, 2 * getpagesize());
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
 
 	vcpu[1] = vm_vcpu_add(vm, RECEIVER_VCPU_ID_1, receiver_code);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu[1]);
 	vcpu_args_set(vcpu[1], 2, hcall_page, addr_gva2gpa(vm, hcall_page));
 	vcpu_set_msr(vcpu[1], HV_X64_MSR_VP_INDEX, RECEIVER_VCPU_ID_1);
 	vcpu_set_hv_cpuid(vcpu[1]);
 
 	vcpu[2] = vm_vcpu_add(vm, RECEIVER_VCPU_ID_2, receiver_code);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu[2]);
 	vcpu_args_set(vcpu[2], 2, hcall_page, addr_gva2gpa(vm, hcall_page));
 	vcpu_set_msr(vcpu[2], HV_X64_MSR_VP_INDEX, RECEIVER_VCPU_ID_2);
 	vcpu_set_hv_cpuid(vcpu[2]);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/kvm_pv_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/kvm_pv_test.c
index 9e2879af7c20..cef0bd80038b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/kvm_pv_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/kvm_pv_test.c
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ int main(void)
 
 	vcpu_clear_cpuid_entry(vcpu, KVM_CPUID_FEATURES);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	enter_guest(vcpu);
 	kvm_vm_free(vm);
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/monitor_mwait_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/monitor_mwait_test.c
index 853802641e1e..9c8445379d76 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/monitor_mwait_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/monitor_mwait_test.c
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, guest_code);
 	vcpu_clear_cpuid_feature(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_MWAIT);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	while (1) {
 		vcpu_run(vcpu);
 		TEST_ASSERT_KVM_EXIT_REASON(vcpu, KVM_EXIT_IO);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/platform_info_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/platform_info_test.c
index 6300bb70f028..9cf2b9fbf459 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/platform_info_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/platform_info_test.c
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, guest_code);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	msr_platform_info = vcpu_get_msr(vcpu, MSR_PLATFORM_INFO);
 	vcpu_set_msr(vcpu, MSR_PLATFORM_INFO,
 		     msr_platform_info | MSR_PLATFORM_INFO_MAX_TURBO_RATIO);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_counters_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_counters_test.c
index 29609b52f8fa..ff6d21d148de 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_counters_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_counters_test.c
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ static struct kvm_vm *pmu_vm_create_with_one_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu **vcpu,
 	struct kvm_vm *vm;
 
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(vcpu, guest_code);
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(*vcpu);
-
 	sync_global_to_guest(vm, kvm_pmu_version);
 	sync_global_to_guest(vm, is_forced_emulation_enabled);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_event_filter_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_event_filter_test.c
index 3c85d1ae9893..5cbe9d331acb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_event_filter_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/pmu_event_filter_test.c
@@ -337,9 +337,6 @@ static void test_pmu_config_disable(void (*guest_code)(void))
 	vm_enable_cap(vm, KVM_CAP_PMU_CAPABILITY, KVM_PMU_CAP_DISABLE);
 
 	vcpu = vm_vcpu_add(vm, 0, guest_code);
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	TEST_ASSERT(!sanity_check_pmu(vcpu),
 		    "Guest should not be able to use disabled PMU.");
 
@@ -876,9 +873,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, guest_code);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	TEST_REQUIRE(sanity_check_pmu(vcpu));
 
 	if (use_amd_pmu())
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/smaller_maxphyaddr_emulation_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/smaller_maxphyaddr_emulation_test.c
index 416207c38a17..0d682d6b76f1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/smaller_maxphyaddr_emulation_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/smaller_maxphyaddr_emulation_test.c
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, guest_code);
 	vcpu_args_set(vcpu, 1, kvm_is_tdp_enabled());
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	vcpu_set_cpuid_property(vcpu, X86_PROPERTY_MAX_PHY_ADDR, MAXPHYADDR);
 
 	rc = kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_EXIT_ON_EMULATION_FAILURE);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_int_ctl_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_int_ctl_test.c
index 32bef39bec21..916e04248fbb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_int_ctl_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_int_ctl_test.c
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, l1_guest_code);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, VINTR_IRQ_NUMBER, vintr_irq_handler);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, INTR_IRQ_NUMBER, intr_irq_handler);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_nested_shutdown_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_nested_shutdown_test.c
index f4a1137e04ab..00135cbba35e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_nested_shutdown_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_nested_shutdown_test.c
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	TEST_REQUIRE(kvm_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SVM));
 
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, l1_guest_code);
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	vcpu_alloc_svm(vm, &svm_gva);
 
 	vcpu_args_set(vcpu, 2, svm_gva, vm->arch.idt);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_nested_soft_inject_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_nested_soft_inject_test.c
index 2478a9e50743..7b6481d6c0d3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_nested_soft_inject_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_nested_soft_inject_test.c
@@ -152,9 +152,6 @@ static void run_test(bool is_nmi)
 
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, l1_guest_code);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, NMI_VECTOR, guest_nmi_handler);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, BP_VECTOR, guest_bp_handler);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, INT_NR, guest_int_handler);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/ucna_injection_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/ucna_injection_test.c
index bc9be20f9600..6eeb5dd1e65c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/ucna_injection_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/ucna_injection_test.c
@@ -284,10 +284,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	cmcidis_vcpu = create_vcpu_with_mce_cap(vm, 1, false, cmci_disabled_guest_code);
 	cmci_vcpu = create_vcpu_with_mce_cap(vm, 2, true, cmci_enabled_guest_code);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(ucna_vcpu);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(cmcidis_vcpu);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(cmci_vcpu);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, CMCI_VECTOR, guest_cmci_handler);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, GP_VECTOR, guest_gp_handler);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/userspace_msr_exit_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/userspace_msr_exit_test.c
index f4f61a2d2464..fffda40e286f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/userspace_msr_exit_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/userspace_msr_exit_test.c
@@ -531,9 +531,6 @@ KVM_ONE_VCPU_TEST(user_msr, msr_filter_allow, guest_code_filter_allow)
 
 	vm_ioctl(vm, KVM_X86_SET_MSR_FILTER, &filter_allow);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, GP_VECTOR, guest_gp_handler);
 
 	/* Process guest code userspace exits. */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_exception_with_invalid_guest_state.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_exception_with_invalid_guest_state.c
index fad3634fd9eb..3fd6eceab46f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_exception_with_invalid_guest_state.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_exception_with_invalid_guest_state.c
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, guest_code);
 	get_set_sigalrm_vcpu(vcpu);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, UD_VECTOR, guest_ud_handler);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_pmu_caps_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_pmu_caps_test.c
index ea0cb3cae0f7..1b6e20e3a56d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_pmu_caps_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_pmu_caps_test.c
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ KVM_ONE_VCPU_TEST(vmx_pmu_caps, guest_wrmsr_perf_capabilities, guest_code)
 	struct ucall uc;
 	int r, i;
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu->vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	vcpu_set_msr(vcpu, MSR_IA32_PERF_CAPABILITIES, host_cap.capabilities);
 
 	vcpu_args_set(vcpu, 1, host_cap.capabilities);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xapic_ipi_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xapic_ipi_test.c
index 725c206ba0b9..f51084061134 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xapic_ipi_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xapic_ipi_test.c
@@ -410,8 +410,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&params[0].vcpu, halter_guest_code);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(params[0].vcpu);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, IPI_VECTOR, guest_ipi_handler);
 
 	virt_pg_map(vm, APIC_DEFAULT_GPA, APIC_DEFAULT_GPA);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xcr0_cpuid_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xcr0_cpuid_test.c
index 25a0b0db5c3c..95ce192d0753 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xcr0_cpuid_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xcr0_cpuid_test.c
@@ -109,9 +109,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, guest_code);
 	run = vcpu->run;
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
-
 	while (1) {
 		vcpu_run(vcpu);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c
index d2ea0435f4f7..a7236f17dfd0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c
@@ -553,8 +553,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	};
 	vm_ioctl(vm, KVM_XEN_HVM_SET_ATTR, &vec);
 
-	vm_init_descriptor_tables(vm);
-	vcpu_init_descriptor_tables(vcpu);
 	vm_install_exception_handler(vm, EVTCHN_VECTOR, evtchn_handler);
 
 	if (do_runstate_tests) {
