diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 02d4c74d30e2..128d57b35574 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -358,8 +358,6 @@ struct kvm_mmu {
 	int (*sync_page)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			 struct kvm_mmu_page *sp);
 	void (*invlpg)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva, hpa_t root_hpa);
-	void (*update_pte)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
-			   u64 *spte, const void *pte);
 	hpa_t root_hpa;
 	gpa_t root_pgd;
 	union kvm_mmu_role mmu_role;
@@ -1019,7 +1017,6 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 struct kvm_vm_stat {
 	ulong mmu_shadow_zapped;
 	ulong mmu_pte_write;
-	ulong mmu_pte_updated;
 	ulong mmu_pde_zapped;
 	ulong mmu_flooded;
 	ulong mmu_recycled;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 2f2576fd343e..ac5054763e38 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -1715,13 +1715,6 @@ static int nonpaging_sync_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void nonpaging_update_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-				 struct kvm_mmu_page *sp, u64 *spte,
-				 const void *pte)
-{
-	WARN_ON(1);
-}
-
 #define KVM_PAGE_ARRAY_NR 16
 
 struct kvm_mmu_pages {
@@ -3820,7 +3813,6 @@ static void nonpaging_init_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	context->gva_to_gpa = nonpaging_gva_to_gpa;
 	context->sync_page = nonpaging_sync_page;
 	context->invlpg = NULL;
-	context->update_pte = nonpaging_update_pte;
 	context->root_level = 0;
 	context->shadow_root_level = PT32E_ROOT_LEVEL;
 	context->direct_map = true;
@@ -4402,7 +4394,6 @@ static void paging64_init_context_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	context->gva_to_gpa = paging64_gva_to_gpa;
 	context->sync_page = paging64_sync_page;
 	context->invlpg = paging64_invlpg;
-	context->update_pte = paging64_update_pte;
 	context->shadow_root_level = level;
 	context->direct_map = false;
 }
@@ -4431,7 +4422,6 @@ static void paging32_init_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	context->gva_to_gpa = paging32_gva_to_gpa;
 	context->sync_page = paging32_sync_page;
 	context->invlpg = paging32_invlpg;
-	context->update_pte = paging32_update_pte;
 	context->shadow_root_level = PT32E_ROOT_LEVEL;
 	context->direct_map = false;
 }
@@ -4513,7 +4503,6 @@ static void init_kvm_tdp_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	context->page_fault = kvm_tdp_page_fault;
 	context->sync_page = nonpaging_sync_page;
 	context->invlpg = NULL;
-	context->update_pte = nonpaging_update_pte;
 	context->shadow_root_level = kvm_mmu_get_tdp_level(vcpu);
 	context->direct_map = true;
 	context->get_guest_pgd = get_cr3;
@@ -4690,7 +4679,6 @@ void kvm_init_shadow_ept_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool execonly,
 	context->gva_to_gpa = ept_gva_to_gpa;
 	context->sync_page = ept_sync_page;
 	context->invlpg = ept_invlpg;
-	context->update_pte = ept_update_pte;
 	context->root_level = level;
 	context->direct_map = false;
 	context->mmu_role.as_u64 = new_role.as_u64;
@@ -4838,19 +4826,6 @@ void kvm_mmu_unload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_mmu_unload);
 
-static void mmu_pte_write_new_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-				  struct kvm_mmu_page *sp, u64 *spte,
-				  const void *new)
-{
-	if (sp->role.level != PG_LEVEL_4K) {
-		++vcpu->kvm->stat.mmu_pde_zapped;
-		return;
-        }
-
-	++vcpu->kvm->stat.mmu_pte_updated;
-	vcpu->arch.mmu->update_pte(vcpu, sp, spte, new);
-}
-
 static bool need_remote_flush(u64 old, u64 new)
 {
 	if (!is_shadow_present_pte(old))
@@ -4966,22 +4941,6 @@ static u64 *get_written_sptes(struct kvm_mmu_page *sp, gpa_t gpa, int *nspte)
 	return spte;
 }
 
-/*
- * Ignore various flags when determining if a SPTE can be immediately
- * overwritten for the current MMU.
- *  - level: explicitly checked in mmu_pte_write_new_pte(), and will never
- *    match the current MMU role, as MMU's level tracks the root level.
- *  - access: updated based on the new guest PTE
- *  - quadrant: handled by get_written_sptes()
- *  - invalid: always false (loop only walks valid shadow pages)
- */
-static const union kvm_mmu_page_role role_ign = {
-	.level = 0xf,
-	.access = 0x7,
-	.quadrant = 0x3,
-	.invalid = 0x1,
-};
-
 static void kvm_mmu_pte_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa,
 			      const u8 *new, int bytes,
 			      struct kvm_page_track_notifier_node *node)
@@ -5032,14 +4991,10 @@ static void kvm_mmu_pte_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa,
 
 		local_flush = true;
 		while (npte--) {
-			u32 base_role = vcpu->arch.mmu->mmu_role.base.word;
-
 			entry = *spte;
 			mmu_page_zap_pte(vcpu->kvm, sp, spte, NULL);
-			if (gentry &&
-			    !((sp->role.word ^ base_role) & ~role_ign.word) &&
-			    rmap_can_add(vcpu))
-				mmu_pte_write_new_pte(vcpu, sp, spte, &gentry);
+			if (gentry && sp->role.level != PG_LEVEL_4K)
+				++vcpu->kvm->stat.mmu_pde_zapped;
 			if (need_remote_flush(entry, *spte))
 				remote_flush = true;
 			++spte;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 0a5dd7568ebc..25660cac6ad4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ struct kvm_stats_debugfs_item debugfs_entries[] = {
 	VCPU_STAT("halt_poll_fail_ns", halt_poll_fail_ns),
 	VM_STAT("mmu_shadow_zapped", mmu_shadow_zapped),
 	VM_STAT("mmu_pte_write", mmu_pte_write),
-	VM_STAT("mmu_pte_updated", mmu_pte_updated),
 	VM_STAT("mmu_pde_zapped", mmu_pde_zapped),
 	VM_STAT("mmu_flooded", mmu_flooded),
 	VM_STAT("mmu_recycled", mmu_recycled),