diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 45e2136322ba..5d5a887e63a5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -859,7 +859,6 @@ static inline bool kvm_system_needs_idmapped_vectors(void)
 
 void kvm_arm_vcpu_ptrauth_trap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
-static inline void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sched_in(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu) {}
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 7b107fa540fa..c6732ac329ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(vcpu) == IN_GUEST_MODE;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 5cedb28e8a40..28f0ba97db71 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -888,7 +888,6 @@ extern unsigned long kvm_mips_get_ramsize(struct kvm *kvm);
 extern int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			     struct kvm_mips_interrupt *irq);
 
-static inline void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_free_memslot(struct kvm *kvm,
 					 struct kvm_memory_slot *slot) {}
diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
index a25e0b73ee70..af29490d9740 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ void kvm_arch_hardware_disable(void)
 	kvm_mips_callbacks->hardware_disable();
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index caea15dcb91d..5d2c3a487e73 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -877,7 +877,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 #define __KVM_HAVE_CREATE_DEVICE
 
 static inline void kvm_arch_hardware_disable(void) {}
-static inline void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_memslots_updated(struct kvm *kvm, u64 gen) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_flush_shadow_all(struct kvm *kvm) {}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 04494a4fb37a..5faf69421f13 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -440,11 +440,6 @@ int kvm_arch_hardware_enable(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 {
 	return kvmppc_core_check_processor_compat();
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index dbbf43d52623..8c771fc4f5d2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	bool pause;
 };
 
-static inline void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sched_in(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu) {}
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/main.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/main.c
index df2d8716851f..a146fa0ce4d2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/main.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/main.c
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int kvm_arch_hardware_enable(void)
 {
 	unsigned long hideleg, hedeleg;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 97c7ccd189eb..829e6e046003 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -329,16 +329,6 @@ static struct notifier_block kvm_clock_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = kvm_clock_sync,
 };
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void)
-{
-
-}
-
 static void allow_cpu_feat(unsigned long nr)
 {
 	set_bit_inv(nr, kvm_s390_available_cpu_feat);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index fe5f2e49b5eb..915d57c3b41d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -12020,16 +12020,6 @@ void kvm_arch_hardware_disable(void)
 	drop_user_return_notifiers();
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void)
-{
-
-}
-
 int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(smp_processor_id());
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 8f874a964313..f2e0e78d2d92 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -1463,8 +1463,6 @@ static inline void kvm_create_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 
 int kvm_arch_hardware_enable(void);
 void kvm_arch_hardware_disable(void);
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque);
-void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void);
 int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque);
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 bool kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 988f7d92db2e..0e62887e8ce1 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -5862,10 +5862,6 @@ int kvm_init(void *opaque, unsigned vcpu_size, unsigned vcpu_align,
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	r = kvm_arch_hardware_setup(opaque);
-	if (r < 0)
-		goto err_hw_setup;
-
 	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&cpus_hardware_enabled, GFP_KERNEL)) {
 		r = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_hw_enabled;
@@ -5958,8 +5954,6 @@ int kvm_init(void *opaque, unsigned vcpu_size, unsigned vcpu_align,
 out_free_2:
 	free_cpumask_var(cpus_hardware_enabled);
 err_hw_enabled:
-	kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup();
-err_hw_setup:
 	kvm_arch_exit();
 	return r;
 }
@@ -5988,7 +5982,6 @@ void kvm_exit(void)
 	on_each_cpu(hardware_disable_nolock, NULL, 1);
 	kvm_irqfd_exit();
 	free_cpumask_var(cpus_hardware_enabled);
-	kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup();
 	kvm_arch_exit();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_exit);
