diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
index 7bcccf10fc..61ba313331 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -268,15 +268,12 @@ static void vhost_vdpa_add_status(struct vhost_dev *dev, uint8_t status)
 static int vhost_vdpa_init(struct vhost_dev *dev, void *opaque)
 {
     struct vhost_vdpa *v;
-    uint64_t features;
     assert(dev->vhost_ops->backend_type == VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_VDPA);
     trace_vhost_vdpa_init(dev, opaque);
 
     v = opaque;
     v->dev = dev;
     dev->opaque =  opaque ;
-    vhost_vdpa_call(dev, VHOST_GET_FEATURES, &features);
-    dev->backend_features = features;
     v->listener = vhost_vdpa_memory_listener;
     v->msg_type = VHOST_IOTLB_MSG_V2;