diff --git a/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c b/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c
index d310532108..8af2e39151 100644
--- a/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/i386/intel_iommu.c
@@ -469,11 +469,6 @@ static void vtd_report_dmar_fault(IntelIOMMUState *s, uint16_t source_id,
 
     assert(fault < VTD_FR_MAX);
 
-    if (fault == VTD_FR_RESERVED_ERR) {
-        /* This is not a normal fault reason case. Drop it. */
-        return;
-    }
-
     trace_vtd_dmar_fault(source_id, fault, addr, is_write);
 
     if (fsts_reg & VTD_FSTS_PFO) {
@@ -1637,7 +1632,6 @@ static const bool vtd_qualified_faults[] = {
     [VTD_FR_PAGING_ENTRY_RSVD] = true,
     [VTD_FR_CONTEXT_ENTRY_TT] = true,
     [VTD_FR_PASID_TABLE_INV] = false,
-    [VTD_FR_RESERVED_ERR] = false,
     [VTD_FR_MAX] = false,
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/intel_iommu_internal.h b/hw/i386/intel_iommu_internal.h
index 1ff13b40f9..b6a2da8e83 100644
--- a/hw/i386/intel_iommu_internal.h
+++ b/hw/i386/intel_iommu_internal.h
@@ -304,11 +304,6 @@ typedef enum VTDFaultReason {
 
     VTD_FR_PASID_TABLE_INV = 0x58,  /*Invalid PASID table entry */
 
-    /* This is not a normal fault reason. We use this to indicate some faults
-     * that are not referenced by the VT-d specification.
-     * Fault event with such reason should not be recorded.
-     */
-    VTD_FR_RESERVED_ERR,
     VTD_FR_MAX,                 /* Guard */
 } VTDFaultReason;