diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
index 5ad900c609ee..398f6df1bbe4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
@@ -851,7 +851,6 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	}
 
 	kvm_pmu_vcpu_reset(vcpu);
-	vcpu->arch.pmu.ready = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
index 1d94acd0bc85..fc85f50fa0e9 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_pmu.h
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
 	int irq_num;
 	struct kvm_pmc pmc[ARMV8_PMU_MAX_COUNTERS];
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(chained, ARMV8_PMU_MAX_COUNTER_PAIRS);
-	bool ready;
 	bool created;
 	bool irq_level;
 	struct irq_work overflow_work;
 };
 
-#define kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(v)		((v)->arch.pmu.ready)
 #define kvm_arm_pmu_irq_initialized(v)	((v)->arch.pmu.irq_num >= VGIC_NR_SGIS)
 u64 kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx);
 void kvm_pmu_set_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 select_idx, u64 val);
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 struct kvm_pmu {
 };
 
-#define kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(v)		(false)
 #define kvm_arm_pmu_irq_initialized(v)	(false)
 static inline u64 kvm_pmu_get_counter_value(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					    u64 select_idx)