diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/ucall.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/ucall.c
index e7dd5791959b..38050c60a067 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/ucall.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/ucall.c
@@ -10,36 +10,8 @@
 
 void ucall_arch_do_ucall(gva_t uc)
 {
-	/*
-	 * FIXME: Revert this hack (the entire commit that added it) once nVMX
-	 * preserves L2 GPRs across a nested VM-Exit.  If a ucall from L2, e.g.
-	 * to do a GUEST_SYNC(), lands the vCPU in L1, any and all GPRs can be
-	 * clobbered by L1.  Save and restore non-volatile GPRs (clobbering RBP
-	 * in particular is problematic) along with RDX and RDI (which are
-	 * inputs), and clobber volatile GPRs. *sigh*
-	 */
-#define HORRIFIC_L2_UCALL_CLOBBER_HACK	\
-	"rcx", "rsi", "r8", "r9", "r10", "r11"
-
-	asm volatile("push %%rbp\n\t"
-		     "push %%r15\n\t"
-		     "push %%r14\n\t"
-		     "push %%r13\n\t"
-		     "push %%r12\n\t"
-		     "push %%rbx\n\t"
-		     "push %%rdx\n\t"
-		     "push %%rdi\n\t"
-		     "in %[port], %%al\n\t"
-		     "pop %%rdi\n\t"
-		     "pop %%rdx\n\t"
-		     "pop %%rbx\n\t"
-		     "pop %%r12\n\t"
-		     "pop %%r13\n\t"
-		     "pop %%r14\n\t"
-		     "pop %%r15\n\t"
-		     "pop %%rbp\n\t"
-		: : [port] "d" (UCALL_PIO_PORT), "D" (uc) : "rax", "memory",
-		     HORRIFIC_L2_UCALL_CLOBBER_HACK);
+	asm volatile("in %[port], %%al"
+		: : [port] "d" (UCALL_PIO_PORT), "D" (uc) : "rax", "memory");
 }
 
 void *ucall_arch_get_ucall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)