diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 1363c1ff66fb..e24d960244d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 #define KVM_ARM64_DEBUG_DIRTY		(1 << 0)
 #define KVM_ARM64_FP_ENABLED		(1 << 1) /* guest FP regs loaded */
 #define KVM_ARM64_FP_HOST		(1 << 2) /* host FP regs loaded */
-#define KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_IN_USE	(1 << 3) /* backup for host TIF_SVE */
 #define KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_ENABLED	(1 << 4) /* SVE enabled for EL0 */
 #define KVM_ARM64_GUEST_HAS_SVE		(1 << 5) /* SVE exposed to guest */
 #define KVM_ARM64_VCPU_SVE_FINALIZED	(1 << 6) /* SVE config completed */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
index 5621020b28de..38ca332c10fe 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
@@ -73,15 +73,11 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_run_map_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_load_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!current->mm);
+	BUG_ON(test_thread_flag(TIF_SVE));
 
-	vcpu->arch.flags &= ~(KVM_ARM64_FP_ENABLED |
-			      KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_IN_USE |
-			      KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_ENABLED);
+	vcpu->arch.flags &= ~KVM_ARM64_FP_ENABLED;
 	vcpu->arch.flags |= KVM_ARM64_FP_HOST;
 
-	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SVE))
-		vcpu->arch.flags |= KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_IN_USE;
-
 	if (read_sysreg(cpacr_el1) & CPACR_EL1_ZEN_EL0EN)
 		vcpu->arch.flags |= KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_ENABLED;
 }
@@ -115,13 +111,11 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_ctxsync_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_put_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
-	bool host_has_sve = system_supports_sve();
-	bool guest_has_sve = vcpu_has_sve(vcpu);
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_FP_ENABLED) {
-		if (guest_has_sve) {
+		if (vcpu_has_sve(vcpu)) {
 			__vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, ZCR_EL1) = read_sysreg_el1(SYS_ZCR);
 
 			/* Restore the VL that was saved when bound to the CPU */
@@ -131,7 +125,7 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_put_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		}
 
 		fpsimd_save_and_flush_cpu_state();
-	} else if (has_vhe() && host_has_sve) {
+	} else if (has_vhe() && system_supports_sve()) {
 		/*
 		 * The FPSIMD/SVE state in the CPU has not been touched, and we
 		 * have SVE (and VHE): CPACR_EL1 (alias CPTR_EL2) has been
@@ -145,8 +139,7 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_put_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			sysreg_clear_set(CPACR_EL1, CPACR_EL1_ZEN_EL0EN, 0);
 	}
 
-	update_thread_flag(TIF_SVE,
-			   vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_IN_USE);
+	update_thread_flag(TIF_SVE, 0);
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h
index a0e78a6027be..722dfde7f1aa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h
@@ -207,16 +207,6 @@ static inline bool __populate_fault_info(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return __get_fault_info(esr, &vcpu->arch.fault);
 }
 
-static inline void __hyp_sve_save_host(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	struct thread_struct *thread;
-
-	thread = container_of(vcpu->arch.host_fpsimd_state, struct thread_struct,
-			      uw.fpsimd_state);
-
-	__sve_save_state(sve_pffr(thread), &vcpu->arch.host_fpsimd_state->fpsr);
-}
-
 static inline void __hyp_sve_restore_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	sve_cond_update_zcr_vq(vcpu_sve_max_vq(vcpu) - 1, SYS_ZCR_EL2);
@@ -228,21 +218,14 @@ static inline void __hyp_sve_restore_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 /* Check for an FPSIMD/SVE trap and handle as appropriate */
 static inline bool __hyp_handle_fpsimd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	bool sve_guest, sve_host;
+	bool sve_guest;
 	u8 esr_ec;
 	u64 reg;
 
 	if (!system_supports_fpsimd())
 		return false;
 
-	if (system_supports_sve()) {
-		sve_guest = vcpu_has_sve(vcpu);
-		sve_host = vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_IN_USE;
-	} else {
-		sve_guest = false;
-		sve_host = false;
-	}
-
+	sve_guest = vcpu_has_sve(vcpu);
 	esr_ec = kvm_vcpu_trap_get_class(vcpu);
 	if (esr_ec != ESR_ELx_EC_FP_ASIMD &&
 	    esr_ec != ESR_ELx_EC_SVE)
@@ -269,11 +252,7 @@ static inline bool __hyp_handle_fpsimd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	isb();
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_FP_HOST) {
-		if (sve_host)
-			__hyp_sve_save_host(vcpu);
-		else
-			__fpsimd_save_state(vcpu->arch.host_fpsimd_state);
-
+		__fpsimd_save_state(vcpu->arch.host_fpsimd_state);
 		vcpu->arch.flags &= ~KVM_ARM64_FP_HOST;
 	}
 
