diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 279f855d892b..ec7c42f57b65 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -4178,7 +4178,6 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_setup(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 
 	/* Control */
 	pin_controls_set(vmx, vmx_pin_based_exec_ctrl(vmx));
-	vmx->hv_deadline_tsc = -1;
 
 	exec_controls_set(vmx, vmx_exec_control(vmx));