diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
index 73d997aa2966..e039a933aca3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mwait.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #define TPAUSE_C01_STATE		1
 #define TPAUSE_C02_STATE		0
 
-u32 get_umwait_control_msr(void);
-
 static inline void __monitor(const void *eax, unsigned long ecx,
 			     unsigned long edx)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c
index 300e3fd5ade3..ec8064c0ae03 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/umwait.c
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@
  */
 static u32 umwait_control_cached = UMWAIT_CTRL_VAL(100000, UMWAIT_C02_ENABLE);
 
-u32 get_umwait_control_msr(void)
-{
-	return umwait_control_cached;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_umwait_control_msr);
-
 /*
  * Cache the original IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL MSR value which is configured by
  * hardware or BIOS before kernel boot.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index ad0ac8bc85d9..cb22f33bf1d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -6606,23 +6606,6 @@ static void atomic_switch_perf_msrs(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 					msrs[i].host, false);
 }
 
-static void atomic_switch_umwait_control_msr(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
-{
-	u32 host_umwait_control;
-
-	if (!vmx_has_waitpkg(vmx))
-		return;
-
-	host_umwait_control = get_umwait_control_msr();
-
-	if (vmx->msr_ia32_umwait_control != host_umwait_control)
-		add_atomic_switch_msr(vmx, MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL,
-			vmx->msr_ia32_umwait_control,
-			host_umwait_control, false);
-	else
-		clear_atomic_switch_msr(vmx, MSR_IA32_UMWAIT_CONTROL);
-}
-
 static void vmx_update_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
@@ -6729,7 +6712,6 @@ static fastpath_t vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	pt_guest_enter(vmx);
 
 	atomic_switch_perf_msrs(vmx);
-	atomic_switch_umwait_control_msr(vmx);
 
 	if (enable_preemption_timer)
 		vmx_update_hv_timer(vcpu);