diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c b/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c
index 3c546861f1..af4322d6cf 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_cgroup.c
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ static int virLXCCgroupSetupCpuTune(virDomainDefPtr def,
                                     virCgroupPtr cgroup)
 {
     if (def->cputune.sharesSpecified) {
-        unsigned long long val;
-        if (virCgroupSetupCpuShares(cgroup, def->cputune.shares, &val) < 0)
+        if (virCgroupSetCpuShares(cgroup, def->cputune.shares) < 0)
             return -1;
-        def->cputune.shares = val;
     }
 
     return virCgroupSetupCpuPeriodQuota(cgroup, def->cputune.period,
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 4416acf923..61faceb2de 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -1868,12 +1868,10 @@ lxcDomainSetSchedulerParametersFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
 
         if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_SCHEDULER_CPU_SHARES)) {
             if (def) {
-                unsigned long long val;
-                if (virCgroupSetupCpuShares(priv->cgroup, params[i].value.ul,
-                                            &val) < 0)
+                if (virCgroupSetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, params[i].value.ul) < 0)
                     goto endjob;
 
-                def->cputune.shares = val;
+                def->cputune.shares = params[i].value.ul;
                 def->cputune.sharesSpecified = true;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
index 8c31bb4210..4d94b57e57 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup.c
@@ -880,10 +880,6 @@ static int
 qemuSetupCpuCgroup(virDomainObjPtr vm)
 {
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
-    virObjectEventPtr event = NULL;
-    virTypedParameterPtr eventParams = NULL;
-    int eventNparams = 0;
-    int eventMaxparams = 0;
 
     if (!virCgroupHasController(priv->cgroup, VIR_CGROUP_CONTROLLER_CPU)) {
        if (vm->def->cputune.sharesSpecified) {
@@ -896,23 +892,8 @@ qemuSetupCpuCgroup(virDomainObjPtr vm)
     }
 
     if (vm->def->cputune.sharesSpecified) {
-        unsigned long long val;
-        if (virCgroupSetupCpuShares(priv->cgroup, vm->def->cputune.shares,
-                                    &val) < 0)
+        if (virCgroupSetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, vm->def->cputune.shares) < 0)
             return -1;
-
-        if (vm->def->cputune.shares != val) {
-            vm->def->cputune.shares = val;
-            if (virTypedParamsAddULLong(&eventParams, &eventNparams,
-                                        &eventMaxparams,
-                                        VIR_DOMAIN_TUNABLE_CPU_CPU_SHARES,
-                                        val) < 0)
-                return -1;
-
-            event = virDomainEventTunableNewFromObj(vm, eventParams, eventNparams);
-        }
-
-        virObjectEventStateQueue(priv->driver->domainEventState, event);
     }
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index d1a3659774..9a6934f30f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -9324,17 +9324,16 @@ qemuDomainSetSchedulerParametersFlags(virDomainPtr dom,
 
         if (STREQ(param->field, VIR_DOMAIN_SCHEDULER_CPU_SHARES)) {
             if (def) {
-                unsigned long long val;
-                if (virCgroupSetupCpuShares(priv->cgroup, value_ul, &val) < 0)
+                if (virCgroupSetCpuShares(priv->cgroup, value_ul) < 0)
                     goto endjob;
 
-                def->cputune.shares = val;
+                def->cputune.shares = value_ul;
                 def->cputune.sharesSpecified = true;
 
                 if (virTypedParamsAddULLong(&eventParams, &eventNparams,
                                             &eventMaxNparams,
                                             VIR_DOMAIN_TUNABLE_CPU_CPU_SHARES,
-                                            val) < 0)
+                                            value_ul) < 0)
                     goto endjob;
             }