diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 801886142cc4..4e9cd2a73ad0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -2660,8 +2660,6 @@ static int interrupt_window_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	 */
 	svm_toggle_avic_for_irq_window(&svm->vcpu, true);
 
-	svm->vmcb->control.int_ctl &= ~V_IRQ_MASK;
-	mark_dirty(svm->vmcb, VMCB_INTR);
 	++svm->vcpu.stat.irq_window_exits;
 	return 1;
 }