diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index b7b4426a7221..8d74bdef68c1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -4411,9 +4411,6 @@ static int kvm_faultin_pfn(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault,
 			return RET_PF_EMULATE;
 	}
 
-	fault->mmu_seq = vcpu->kvm->mmu_invalidate_seq;
-	smp_rmb();
-
 	/*
 	 * Check for a relevant mmu_notifier invalidation event before getting
 	 * the pfn from the primary MMU, and before acquiring mmu_lock.