diff --git a/target/s390x/kvm-stub.c b/target/s390x/kvm-stub.c
index 9970b5a8c7..8a308cfebb 100644
--- a/target/s390x/kvm-stub.c
+++ b/target/s390x/kvm-stub.c
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ int kvm_s390_get_ri(void)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_s390_get_gs(void)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
 int kvm_s390_get_clock(uint8_t *tod_high, uint64_t *tod_low)
 {
     return -ENOSYS;
diff --git a/target/s390x/kvm.c b/target/s390x/kvm.c
index 4fb3bbfef5..2388924587 100644
--- a/target/s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target/s390x/kvm.c
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ static int cap_async_pf;
 static int cap_mem_op;
 static int cap_s390_irq;
 static int cap_ri;
-static int cap_gs;
 static int cap_hpage_1m;
 static int cap_vcpu_resets;
 static int cap_protected;
@@ -369,9 +368,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
         }
     }
     if (cpu_model_allowed()) {
-        if (kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_S390_GS, 0) == 0) {
-            cap_gs = 1;
-        }
+        kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_S390_GS, 0);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -2039,11 +2036,6 @@ int kvm_s390_get_ri(void)
     return cap_ri;
 }
 
-int kvm_s390_get_gs(void)
-{
-    return cap_gs;
-}
-
 int kvm_s390_set_cpu_state(S390CPU *cpu, uint8_t cpu_state)
 {
     struct kvm_mp_state mp_state = {};
diff --git a/target/s390x/kvm_s390x.h b/target/s390x/kvm_s390x.h
index 25bbe98b25..05a5e1e6f4 100644
--- a/target/s390x/kvm_s390x.h
+++ b/target/s390x/kvm_s390x.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ void kvm_s390_vcpu_interrupt_pre_save(S390CPU *cpu);
 int kvm_s390_vcpu_interrupt_post_load(S390CPU *cpu);
 int kvm_s390_get_hpage_1m(void);
 int kvm_s390_get_ri(void);
-int kvm_s390_get_gs(void);
 int kvm_s390_get_clock(uint8_t *tod_high, uint64_t *tod_clock);
 int kvm_s390_get_clock_ext(uint8_t *tod_high, uint64_t *tod_clock);
 int kvm_s390_set_clock(uint8_t tod_high, uint64_t tod_clock);