diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/irq.h b/arch/x86/kvm/irq.h
index c2d7cfe82d00..76d46b2f41dd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/irq.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ void __kvm_migrate_timers(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int apic_has_pending_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 int kvm_setup_default_irq_routing(struct kvm *kvm);
-int kvm_setup_empty_irq_routing(struct kvm *kvm);
 int kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_lapic *src,
 			     struct kvm_lapic_irq *irq,
 			     struct dest_map *dest_map);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/irq_comm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/irq_comm.c
index 68f3f6c26046..8136695f7b96 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/irq_comm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/irq_comm.c
@@ -395,13 +395,6 @@ int kvm_setup_default_irq_routing(struct kvm *kvm)
 				   ARRAY_SIZE(default_routing), 0);
 }
 
-static const struct kvm_irq_routing_entry empty_routing[] = {};
-
-int kvm_setup_empty_irq_routing(struct kvm *kvm)
-{
-	return kvm_set_irq_routing(kvm, empty_routing, 0, 0);
-}
-
 void kvm_arch_post_irq_routing_update(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	if (!irqchip_split(kvm))
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 082ac6d95a3a..a5c8caed76b1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -6552,9 +6552,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm,
 			goto split_irqchip_unlock;
 		if (kvm->created_vcpus)
 			goto split_irqchip_unlock;
-		r = kvm_setup_empty_irq_routing(kvm);
-		if (r)
-			goto split_irqchip_unlock;
 		/* Pairs with irqchip_in_kernel. */
 		smp_wmb();
 		kvm->arch.irqchip_mode = KVM_IRQCHIP_SPLIT;