diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h
index 058bc636356a..d7eebee4450c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-pmu-ops.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ BUILD_BUG_ON(1)
  * a NULL definition, for example if "static_call_cond()" will be used
  * at the call sites.
  */
-KVM_X86_PMU_OP(hw_event_available)
 KVM_X86_PMU_OP(pmc_idx_to_pmc)
 KVM_X86_PMU_OP(rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc)
 KVM_X86_PMU_OP(msr_idx_to_pmc)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 87cc6c8809ad..30945fea6988 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ static bool check_pmu_event_filter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 static bool pmc_event_is_allowed(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
 {
 	return pmc_is_globally_enabled(pmc) && pmc_speculative_in_use(pmc) &&
-	       static_call(kvm_x86_pmu_hw_event_available)(pmc) &&
 	       check_pmu_event_filter(pmc);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
index 7caeb3d8d4fd..87ecf22f5b25 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define VMWARE_BACKDOOR_PMC_APPARENT_TIME	0x10002
 
 struct kvm_pmu_ops {
-	bool (*hw_event_available)(struct kvm_pmc *pmc);
 	struct kvm_pmc *(*pmc_idx_to_pmc)(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, int pmc_idx);
 	struct kvm_pmc *(*rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		unsigned int idx, u64 *mask);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
index b6a7ad4d6914..1475d47c821c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ static inline struct kvm_pmc *get_gp_pmc_amd(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, u32 msr,
 	return amd_pmc_idx_to_pmc(pmu, idx);
 }
 
-static bool amd_hw_event_available(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-
 static bool amd_is_valid_rdpmc_ecx(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx)
 {
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
@@ -233,7 +228,6 @@ static void amd_pmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 }
 
 struct kvm_pmu_ops amd_pmu_ops __initdata = {
-	.hw_event_available = amd_hw_event_available,
 	.pmc_idx_to_pmc = amd_pmc_idx_to_pmc,
 	.rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc = amd_rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc,
 	.msr_idx_to_pmc = amd_msr_idx_to_pmc,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
index 8207f8c03585..1a7d021a6c7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c
@@ -101,43 +101,6 @@ static struct kvm_pmc *intel_pmc_idx_to_pmc(struct kvm_pmu *pmu, int pmc_idx)
 	}
 }
 
-static bool intel_hw_event_available(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
-{
-	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = pmc_to_pmu(pmc);
-	u8 event_select = pmc->eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_EVENT;
-	u8 unit_mask = (pmc->eventsel & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL_UMASK) >> 8;
-	int i;
-
-	/*
-	 * Fixed counters are always available if KVM reaches this point.  If a
-	 * fixed counter is unsupported in hardware or guest CPUID, KVM doesn't
-	 * allow the counter's corresponding MSR to be written.  KVM does use
-	 * architectural events to program fixed counters, as the interface to
-	 * perf doesn't allow requesting a specific fixed counter, e.g. perf
-	 * may (sadly) back a guest fixed PMC with a general purposed counter.
-	 * But if _hardware_ doesn't support the associated event, KVM simply
-	 * doesn't enumerate support for the fixed counter.
-	 */
-	if (pmc_is_fixed(pmc))
-		return true;
-
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(intel_arch_events) != NR_INTEL_ARCH_EVENTS);
-
-	/*
-	 * Disallow events reported as unavailable in guest CPUID.  Note, this
-	 * doesn't apply to pseudo-architectural events (see above).
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < NR_REAL_INTEL_ARCH_EVENTS; i++) {
-		if (intel_arch_events[i].eventsel != event_select ||
-		    intel_arch_events[i].unit_mask != unit_mask)
-			continue;
-
-		return pmu->available_event_types & BIT(i);
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 static bool intel_is_valid_rdpmc_ecx(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned int idx)
 {
 	struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
@@ -780,7 +743,6 @@ void intel_pmu_cross_mapped_check(struct kvm_pmu *pmu)
 }
 
 struct kvm_pmu_ops intel_pmu_ops __initdata = {
-	.hw_event_available = intel_hw_event_available,
 	.pmc_idx_to_pmc = intel_pmc_idx_to_pmc,
 	.rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc = intel_rdpmc_ecx_to_pmc,
 	.msr_idx_to_pmc = intel_msr_idx_to_pmc,