diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
index 858adb1bf3..4bb939d3d1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
@@ -206,16 +206,6 @@ static void rtas_stop_self(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
 
     cs->halted = 1;
     qemu_cpu_kick(cs);
-    /*
-     * While stopping a CPU, the guest calls H_CPPR which
-     * effectively disables interrupts on XICS level.
-     * However decrementer interrupts in TCG can still
-     * wake the CPU up so here we disable interrupts in MSR
-     * as well.
-     * As rtas_start_cpu() resets the whole MSR anyway, there is
-     * no need to bother with specific bits, we just clear it.
-     */
-    env->msr = 0;
 
     /* Disable Power-saving mode Exit Cause exceptions for the CPU.
      * This could deliver an interrupt on a dying CPU and crash the