diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index ff7f398a0c6a..4282daeaee84 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -6021,11 +6021,6 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_nr_mmu_pages(struct kvm *kvm,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned long kvm_vm_ioctl_get_nr_mmu_pages(struct kvm *kvm)
-{
-	return kvm->arch.n_max_mmu_pages;
-}
-
 static int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_irqchip(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqchip *chip)
 {
 	struct kvm_pic *pic = kvm->arch.vpic;
@@ -6711,9 +6706,6 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 	case KVM_SET_NR_MMU_PAGES:
 		r = kvm_vm_ioctl_set_nr_mmu_pages(kvm, arg);
 		break;
-	case KVM_GET_NR_MMU_PAGES:
-		r = kvm_vm_ioctl_get_nr_mmu_pages(kvm);
-		break;
 	case KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP: {
 		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index d77aef872a0a..4003a166328c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ struct kvm_vfio_spapr_tce {
 #define KVM_CREATE_VCPU           _IO(KVMIO,   0x41)
 #define KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG         _IOW(KVMIO,  0x42, struct kvm_dirty_log)
 #define KVM_SET_NR_MMU_PAGES      _IO(KVMIO,   0x44)
-#define KVM_GET_NR_MMU_PAGES      _IO(KVMIO,   0x45)
+#define KVM_GET_NR_MMU_PAGES      _IO(KVMIO,   0x45)  /* deprecated */
 #define KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION _IOW(KVMIO, 0x46, \
 					struct kvm_userspace_memory_region)
 #define KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR          _IO(KVMIO,   0x47)
diff --git a/tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index d77aef872a0a..4003a166328c 100644
--- a/tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ struct kvm_vfio_spapr_tce {
 #define KVM_CREATE_VCPU           _IO(KVMIO,   0x41)
 #define KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG         _IOW(KVMIO,  0x42, struct kvm_dirty_log)
 #define KVM_SET_NR_MMU_PAGES      _IO(KVMIO,   0x44)
-#define KVM_GET_NR_MMU_PAGES      _IO(KVMIO,   0x45)
+#define KVM_GET_NR_MMU_PAGES      _IO(KVMIO,   0x45)  /* deprecated */
 #define KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION _IOW(KVMIO, 0x46, \
 					struct kvm_userspace_memory_region)
 #define KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR          _IO(KVMIO,   0x47)