diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
index b098d667bb427..3bd4cc40536b6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
@@ -643,9 +643,6 @@ static bool access_pmcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 {
 	u64 val;
 
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
 		return false;
 
@@ -672,9 +669,6 @@ static bool access_pmcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 static bool access_pmselr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 			  const struct sys_reg_desc *r)
 {
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	if (pmu_access_event_counter_el0_disabled(vcpu))
 		return false;
 
@@ -693,9 +687,6 @@ static bool access_pmceid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 {
 	u64 pmceid;
 
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	BUG_ON(p->is_write);
 
 	if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
@@ -728,9 +719,6 @@ static bool access_pmu_evcntr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 {
 	u64 idx;
 
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	if (r->CRn == 9 && r->CRm == 13) {
 		if (r->Op2 == 2) {
 			/* PMXEVCNTR_EL0 */
@@ -784,9 +772,6 @@ static bool access_pmu_evtyper(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 {
 	u64 idx, reg;
 
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
 		return false;
 
@@ -824,9 +809,6 @@ static bool access_pmcnten(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 {
 	u64 val, mask;
 
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
 		return false;
 
@@ -855,9 +837,6 @@ static bool access_pminten(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 {
 	u64 mask = kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(vcpu);
 
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	if (check_pmu_access_disabled(vcpu, 0))
 		return false;
 
@@ -882,9 +861,6 @@ static bool access_pmovs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 {
 	u64 mask = kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(vcpu);
 
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
 		return false;
 
@@ -907,9 +883,6 @@ static bool access_pmswinc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 {
 	u64 mask;
 
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	if (!p->is_write)
 		return read_from_write_only(vcpu, p, r);
 
@@ -924,9 +897,6 @@ static bool access_pmswinc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 static bool access_pmuserenr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
 			     const struct sys_reg_desc *r)
 {
-	if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-		return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
 	if (!kvm_vcpu_has_pmu(vcpu)) {
 		kvm_inject_undefined(vcpu);
 		return false;