diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
index 58e493a80cb0..16e09a8fe85e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
@@ -240,14 +240,6 @@ static void avic_deactivate_vmcb(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	if (!is_sev_es_guest(&svm->vcpu))
 		svm_set_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR8_WRITE);
 
-	/*
-	 * If running nested and the guest uses its own MSR bitmap, there
-	 * is no need to update L0's msr bitmap
-	 */
-	if (is_guest_mode(&svm->vcpu) &&
-	    vmcb12_is_intercept(&svm->nested.ctl, INTERCEPT_MSR_PROT))
-		return;
-
 	/* Enabling MSR intercept for x2APIC registers */
 	avic_set_x2apic_msr_interception(svm, true);
 }