diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index f8998e97457f..bbf066217c91 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -943,7 +943,6 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	atomic_t vapics_in_nmi_mode;
 	struct mutex apic_map_lock;
 	struct kvm_apic_map *apic_map;
-	bool apic_map_dirty;
 
 	bool apic_access_page_done;
 	unsigned long apicv_inhibit_reasons;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
index 754f29beb83e..7d08ccfb69d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ void kvm_lapic_set_tpr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr8);
 void kvm_lapic_set_eoi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_lapic_set_base(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 value);
 u64 kvm_lapic_get_base(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-void kvm_recalculate_apic_map(struct kvm *kvm);
 void kvm_apic_set_version(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_lapic_reg_write(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 reg, u32 val);
 int kvm_lapic_reg_read(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 offset, int len,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 34a7e0533dad..e99d74288b9e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -169,28 +169,14 @@ static void kvm_apic_map_free(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	kvfree(map);
 }
 
-void kvm_recalculate_apic_map(struct kvm *kvm)
+static void recalculate_apic_map(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct kvm_apic_map *new, *old = NULL;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 	int i;
 	u32 max_id = 255; /* enough space for any xAPIC ID */
 
-	if (!kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty) {
-		/*
-		 * Read kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty before
-		 * kvm->arch.apic_map
-		 */
-		smp_rmb();
-		return;
-	}
-
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->arch.apic_map_lock);
-	if (!kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty) {
-		/* Someone else has updated the map. */
-		mutex_unlock(&kvm->arch.apic_map_lock);
-		return;
-	}
 
 	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm)
 		if (kvm_apic_present(vcpu))
@@ -255,12 +241,6 @@ void kvm_recalculate_apic_map(struct kvm *kvm)
 	old = rcu_dereference_protected(kvm->arch.apic_map,
 			lockdep_is_held(&kvm->arch.apic_map_lock));
 	rcu_assign_pointer(kvm->arch.apic_map, new);
-	/*
-	 * Write kvm->arch.apic_map before
-	 * clearing apic->apic_map_dirty
-	 */
-	smp_wmb();
-	kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty = false;
 	mutex_unlock(&kvm->arch.apic_map_lock);
 
 	if (old)
@@ -282,20 +262,20 @@ static inline void apic_set_spiv(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 val)
 		else
 			static_key_slow_inc(&apic_sw_disabled.key);
 
-		apic->vcpu->kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty = true;
+		recalculate_apic_map(apic->vcpu->kvm);
 	}
 }
 
 static inline void kvm_apic_set_xapic_id(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u8 id)
 {
 	kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_ID, id << 24);
-	apic->vcpu->kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty = true;
+	recalculate_apic_map(apic->vcpu->kvm);
 }
 
 static inline void kvm_apic_set_ldr(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 id)
 {
 	kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_LDR, id);
-	apic->vcpu->kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty = true;
+	recalculate_apic_map(apic->vcpu->kvm);
 }
 
 static inline u32 kvm_apic_calc_x2apic_ldr(u32 id)
@@ -311,7 +291,7 @@ static inline void kvm_apic_set_x2apic_id(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 id)
 
 	kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_ID, id);
 	kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_LDR, ldr);
-	apic->vcpu->kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty = true;
+	recalculate_apic_map(apic->vcpu->kvm);
 }
 
 static inline int apic_lvt_enabled(struct kvm_lapic *apic, int lvt_type)
@@ -1976,7 +1956,7 @@ int kvm_lapic_reg_write(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 reg, u32 val)
 	case APIC_DFR:
 		if (!apic_x2apic_mode(apic)) {
 			kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_DFR, val | 0x0FFFFFFF);
-			apic->vcpu->kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty = true;
+			recalculate_apic_map(apic->vcpu->kvm);
 		} else
 			ret = 1;
 		break;
@@ -2082,8 +2062,6 @@ int kvm_lapic_reg_write(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 reg, u32 val)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	kvm_recalculate_apic_map(apic->vcpu->kvm);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_lapic_reg_write);
@@ -2232,7 +2210,7 @@ void kvm_lapic_set_base(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 value)
 			static_key_slow_dec_deferred(&apic_hw_disabled);
 		} else {
 			static_key_slow_inc(&apic_hw_disabled.key);
-			vcpu->kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty = true;
+			recalculate_apic_map(vcpu->kvm);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2273,7 +2251,6 @@ void kvm_lapic_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool init_event)
 	if (!apic)
 		return;
 
-	vcpu->kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty = false;
 	/* Stop the timer in case it's a reset to an active apic */
 	hrtimer_cancel(&apic->lapic_timer.timer);
 
@@ -2325,8 +2302,6 @@ void kvm_lapic_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool init_event)
 
 	vcpu->arch.apic_arb_prio = 0;
 	vcpu->arch.apic_attention = 0;
-
-	kvm_recalculate_apic_map(vcpu->kvm);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2556,18 +2531,17 @@ int kvm_apic_set_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_lapic_state *s)
 	struct kvm_lapic *apic = vcpu->arch.apic;
 	int r;
 
+
 	kvm_lapic_set_base(vcpu, vcpu->arch.apic_base);
 	/* set SPIV separately to get count of SW disabled APICs right */
 	apic_set_spiv(apic, *((u32 *)(s->regs + APIC_SPIV)));
 
 	r = kvm_apic_state_fixup(vcpu, s, true);
-	if (r) {
-		kvm_recalculate_apic_map(vcpu->kvm);
+	if (r)
 		return r;
-	}
 	memcpy(vcpu->arch.apic->regs, s->regs, sizeof(*s));
 
-	kvm_recalculate_apic_map(vcpu->kvm);
+	recalculate_apic_map(vcpu->kvm);
 	kvm_apic_set_version(vcpu);
 
 	apic_update_ppr(apic);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 00c88c2f34e4..26055d69aaf6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -374,7 +374,6 @@ int kvm_set_apic_base(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 	}
 
 	kvm_lapic_set_base(vcpu, msr_info->data);
-	kvm_recalculate_apic_map(vcpu->kvm);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_set_apic_base);
