diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 252e77c88ae2..0c10b1e003c7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static bool kvm_can_post_timer_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		(kvm_mwait_in_guest(vcpu->kvm) || kvm_hlt_in_guest(vcpu->kvm));
 }
 
-bool kvm_can_use_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static bool kvm_can_use_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	return kvm_x86_ops.set_hv_timer
 	       && !(kvm_mwait_in_guest(vcpu->kvm) ||
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
index 1b2d408816aa..8b00e29741de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ void kvm_lapic_switch_to_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 bool kvm_lapic_hv_timer_in_use(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_lapic_restart_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-bool kvm_can_use_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 static inline enum lapic_mode kvm_apic_mode(u64 apic_base)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 6d93547526e6..366c8c7f2e43 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2151,9 +2151,6 @@ static int handle_fastpath_set_x2apic_icr_irqoff(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data
 
 static int handle_fastpath_set_tscdeadline(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data)
 {
-	if (!kvm_can_use_hv_timer(vcpu))
-		return 1;
-
 	kvm_set_lapic_tscdeadline_msr(vcpu, data);
 	return 0;
 }