diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/vgic_init.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/vgic_init.c
index a4d015e1d2f6..48b795eadafd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/vgic_init.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/aarch64/vgic_init.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static struct vm_gic vm_gic_create_with_vcpus(uint32_t gic_dev_type, uint32_t nr
 
 	v.gic_dev_type = gic_dev_type;
 	v.vm = vm_create_default_with_vcpus(nr_vcpus, 0, 0, guest_code, NULL);
-	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, gic_dev_type, false);
+	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, gic_dev_type);
 
 	return v;
 }
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static void test_v3_typer_accesses(void)
 
 	v.vm = vm_create_default(0, 0, guest_code);
 
-	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3, false);
+	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3);
 
 	vm_vcpu_add_default(v.vm, 3, guest_code);
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static void test_v3_last_bit_redist_regions(void)
 
 	v.vm = vm_create_default_with_vcpus(6, 0, 0, guest_code, vcpuids);
 
-	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3, false);
+	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3);
 
 	kvm_device_access(v.gic_fd, KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CTRL,
 			  KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CTRL_INIT, NULL, true);
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static void test_v3_last_bit_single_rdist(void)
 
 	v.vm = vm_create_default_with_vcpus(6, 0, 0, guest_code, vcpuids);
 
-	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3, false);
+	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3);
 
 	kvm_device_access(v.gic_fd, KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CTRL,
 			  KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CTRL_INIT, NULL, true);
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static void test_v3_its_region(void)
 	int its_fd, ret;
 
 	v = vm_gic_create_with_vcpus(KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3, NR_VCPUS);
-	its_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_ITS, false);
+	its_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_ITS);
 
 	addr = 0x401000;
 	ret = _kvm_device_access(its_fd, KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_ADDR,
@@ -655,13 +655,11 @@ int test_kvm_device(uint32_t gic_dev_type)
 	ret = _kvm_create_device(v.vm, gic_dev_type, true, &fd);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, gic_dev_type, false);
+	v.gic_fd = kvm_create_device(v.vm, gic_dev_type);
 
 	ret = _kvm_create_device(v.vm, gic_dev_type, false, &fd);
 	TEST_ASSERT(ret && errno == EEXIST, "create GIC device twice");
 
-	kvm_create_device(v.vm, gic_dev_type, true);
-
 	/* try to create the other gic_dev_type */
 	other = VGIC_DEV_IS_V2(gic_dev_type) ? KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3
 					     : KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
index c0199f3b59bb..6e1926abb248 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ void vcpu_args_set(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid, unsigned int num, ...);
 int _kvm_device_check_attr(int dev_fd, uint32_t group, uint64_t attr);
 int kvm_device_check_attr(int dev_fd, uint32_t group, uint64_t attr);
 int _kvm_create_device(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t type, bool test, int *fd);
-int kvm_create_device(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t type, bool test);
+int kvm_create_device(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t type);
 int _kvm_device_access(int dev_fd, uint32_t group, uint64_t attr,
 		       void *val, bool write);
 int kvm_device_access(int dev_fd, uint32_t group, uint64_t attr,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index a57958a39c1b..cb2e42aa1c03 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -1642,18 +1642,14 @@ int _kvm_create_device(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t type, bool test, int *fd)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int kvm_create_device(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t type, bool test)
+int kvm_create_device(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t type)
 {
 	int fd, ret;
 
-	ret = _kvm_create_device(vm, type, test, &fd);
+	ret = _kvm_create_device(vm, type, false, &fd);
 
-	if (!test) {
-		TEST_ASSERT(!ret,
-			    "KVM_CREATE_DEVICE IOCTL failed, rc: %i errno: %i", ret, errno);
-		return fd;
-	}
-	return ret;
+	TEST_ASSERT(!ret, "KVM_CREATE_DEVICE IOCTL failed, rc: %i errno: %i", ret, errno);
+	return fd;
 }
 
 int _kvm_device_access(int dev_fd, uint32_t group, uint64_t attr,
