diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index c52b7073a5ab..4bc476d7fa6c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -391,8 +391,6 @@ 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_cr3;
 	union kvm_mmu_role mmu_role;
@@ -944,7 +942,6 @@ 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.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 47c27c6e3842..b9400087141d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -2243,13 +2243,6 @@ static void nonpaging_invlpg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva, hpa_t root)
 {
 }
 
-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 {
@@ -4356,7 +4349,6 @@ 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 = nonpaging_invlpg;
-	context->update_pte = nonpaging_update_pte;
 	context->root_level = 0;
 	context->shadow_root_level = PT32E_ROOT_LEVEL;
 	context->direct_map = true;
@@ -4935,7 +4927,6 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -4964,7 +4955,6 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -5039,7 +5029,6 @@ static void init_kvm_tdp_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	context->page_fault = tdp_page_fault;
 	context->sync_page = nonpaging_sync_page;
 	context->invlpg = nonpaging_invlpg;
-	context->update_pte = nonpaging_update_pte;
 	context->shadow_root_level = kvm_x86_ops->get_tdp_level(vcpu);
 	context->direct_map = true;
 	context->set_cr3 = kvm_x86_ops->set_tdp_cr3;
@@ -5172,7 +5161,6 @@ 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 = PT64_ROOT_4LEVEL;
 	context->direct_map = false;
 	context->mmu_role.as_u64 = new_role.as_u64;
@@ -5312,19 +5300,6 @@ 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 != PT_PAGE_TABLE_LEVEL) {
-		++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))
@@ -5490,14 +5465,10 @@ 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);
-			if (gentry &&
-			      !((sp->role.word ^ base_role)
-			      & mmu_base_role_mask.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 153659e8f403..b19de7d42b46 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ struct kvm_stats_debugfs_item debugfs_entries[] = {
 	{ "l1d_flush", VCPU_STAT(l1d_flush) },
 	{ "mmu_shadow_zapped", VM_STAT(mmu_shadow_zapped) },
 	{ "mmu_pte_write", VM_STAT(mmu_pte_write) },
-	{ "mmu_pte_updated", VM_STAT(mmu_pte_updated) },
 	{ "mmu_pde_zapped", VM_STAT(mmu_pde_zapped) },
 	{ "mmu_flooded", VM_STAT(mmu_flooded) },
 	{ "mmu_recycled", VM_STAT(mmu_recycled) },