diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index a876204a73e0..df865eebd3d7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@
 .code64
 .section .entry.text, "ax"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL
-SYM_CODE_START(native_usergs_sysret64)
-	UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY
-	swapgs
-	sysretq
-SYM_CODE_END(native_usergs_sysret64)
-#endif /* CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL */
-
 /*
  * 64-bit SYSCALL instruction entry. Up to 6 arguments in registers.
  *
@@ -123,12 +115,15 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	 * Try to use SYSRET instead of IRET if we're returning to
 	 * a completely clean 64-bit userspace context.  If we're not,
 	 * go to the slow exit path.
+	 * In the Xen PV case we must use iret anyway.
 	 */
-	movq	RCX(%rsp), %rcx
-	movq	RIP(%rsp), %r11
 
-	cmpq	%rcx, %r11	/* SYSRET requires RCX == RIP */
-	jne	swapgs_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode
+	ALTERNATIVE __stringify( \
+		movq	RCX(%rsp), %rcx; \
+		movq	RIP(%rsp), %r11; \
+		cmpq	%rcx, %r11;	/* SYSRET requires RCX == RIP */ \
+		jne	swapgs_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode), \
+	"jmp	swapgs_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode", X86_FEATURE_XENPV
 
 	/*
 	 * On Intel CPUs, SYSRET with non-canonical RCX/RIP will #GP
@@ -215,7 +210,8 @@ syscall_return_via_sysret:
 
 	popq	%rdi
 	popq	%rsp
-	USERGS_SYSRET64
+	swapgs
+	sysretq
 SYM_CODE_END(entry_SYSCALL_64)
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h
index 8c86edefa115..e585a4705b8d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h
@@ -132,12 +132,6 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long arch_local_irq_save(void)
 #endif
 
 #define INTERRUPT_RETURN	jmp native_iret
-#define USERGS_SYSRET64				\
-	swapgs;					\
-	sysretq;
-#define USERGS_SYSRET32				\
-	swapgs;					\
-	sysretl
 
 #else
 #define INTERRUPT_RETURN		iret
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 5647bcdba776..8121cf9b8d81 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -776,11 +776,6 @@ extern void default_banner(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL
-#define USERGS_SYSRET64							\
-	PARA_SITE(PARA_PATCH(PV_CPU_usergs_sysret64),			\
-		  ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE;				\
-		  jmp PARA_INDIRECT(pv_ops+PV_CPU_usergs_sysret64);)
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_ENTRY
 #define SAVE_FLAGS(clobbers)                                        \
 	PARA_SITE(PARA_PATCH(PV_IRQ_save_fl),			    \
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
index 903d71884fa2..55d8b7950e61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
@@ -157,14 +157,6 @@ struct pv_cpu_ops {
 
 	u64 (*read_pmc)(int counter);
 
-	/*
-	 * Switch to usermode gs and return to 64-bit usermode using
-	 * sysret.  Only used in 64-bit kernels to return to 64-bit
-	 * processes.  Usermode register state, including %rsp, must
-	 * already be restored.
-	 */
-	void (*usergs_sysret64)(void);
-
 	/* Normal iret.  Jump to this with the standard iret stack
 	   frame set up. */
 	void (*iret)(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c
index 1354bc30614d..b14533af7676 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ int main(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT_XXL
-	OFFSET(PV_CPU_usergs_sysret64, paravirt_patch_template,
-	       cpu.usergs_sysret64);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_ENTRY
 	OFFSET(PV_IRQ_save_fl, paravirt_patch_template, irq.save_fl);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
index 5e5fcf5c376d..18560b71e717 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ unsigned paravirt_patch_default(u8 type, void *insn_buff,
 	else if (opfunc == _paravirt_ident_64)
 		ret = paravirt_patch_ident_64(insn_buff, len);
 
-	else if (type == PARAVIRT_PATCH(cpu.iret) ||
-		 type == PARAVIRT_PATCH(cpu.usergs_sysret64))
+	else if (type == PARAVIRT_PATCH(cpu.iret))
 		/* If operation requires a jmp, then jmp */
 		ret = paravirt_patch_jmp(insn_buff, opfunc, addr, len);
 #endif
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ static u64 native_steal_clock(int cpu)
 
 /* These are in entry.S */
 extern void native_iret(void);
-extern void native_usergs_sysret64(void);
 
 static struct resource reserve_ioports = {
 	.start = 0,
@@ -310,7 +308,6 @@ struct paravirt_patch_template pv_ops = {
 
 	.cpu.load_sp0		= native_load_sp0,
 
-	.cpu.usergs_sysret64	= native_usergs_sysret64,
 	.cpu.iret		= native_iret,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_IOPL_IOPERM
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch.c
index 7c518b08aa3c..2fada2c347c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ struct patch_xxl {
 	const unsigned char	mmu_write_cr3[3];
 	const unsigned char	irq_restore_fl[2];
 	const unsigned char	cpu_wbinvd[2];
-	const unsigned char	cpu_usergs_sysret64[6];
 	const unsigned char	mov64[3];
 };
 
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ static const struct patch_xxl patch_data_xxl = {
 	.mmu_write_cr3		= { 0x0f, 0x22, 0xdf },	// mov %rdi, %cr3
 	.irq_restore_fl		= { 0x57, 0x9d },	// push %rdi; popfq
 	.cpu_wbinvd		= { 0x0f, 0x09 },	// wbinvd
-	.cpu_usergs_sysret64	= { 0x0f, 0x01, 0xf8,
-				    0x48, 0x0f, 0x07 },	// swapgs; sysretq
 	.mov64			= { 0x48, 0x89, 0xf8 },	// mov %rdi, %rax
 };
 
@@ -83,7 +80,6 @@ unsigned int native_patch(u8 type, void *insn_buff, unsigned long addr,
 	PATCH_CASE(mmu, read_cr3, xxl, insn_buff, len);
 	PATCH_CASE(mmu, write_cr3, xxl, insn_buff, len);
 
-	PATCH_CASE(cpu, usergs_sysret64, xxl, insn_buff, len);
 	PATCH_CASE(cpu, wbinvd, xxl, insn_buff, len);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
index 82030d49f4f7..2170553f524a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,6 @@ static const struct pv_cpu_ops xen_cpu_ops __initconst = {
 	.read_pmc = xen_read_pmc,
 
 	.iret = xen_iret,
-	.usergs_sysret64 = xen_sysret64,
 
 	.load_tr_desc = paravirt_nop,
 	.set_ldt = xen_set_ldt,
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm.S b/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm.S
index 1d054c915046..c0630fd9f44e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm.S
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm.S
@@ -214,26 +214,6 @@ SYM_CODE_START(xen_iret)
 	jmp hypercall_iret
 SYM_CODE_END(xen_iret)
 
-SYM_CODE_START(xen_sysret64)
-	/*
-	 * We're already on the usermode stack at this point, but
-	 * still with the kernel gs, so we can easily switch back.
-	 *
-	 * tss.sp2 is scratch space.
-	 */
-	movq %rsp, PER_CPU_VAR(cpu_tss_rw + TSS_sp2)
-	movq PER_CPU_VAR(cpu_current_top_of_stack), %rsp
-
-	pushq $__USER_DS
-	pushq PER_CPU_VAR(cpu_tss_rw + TSS_sp2)
-	pushq %r11
-	pushq $__USER_CS
-	pushq %rcx
-
-	pushq $VGCF_in_syscall
-	jmp hypercall_iret
-SYM_CODE_END(xen_sysret64)
-
 /*
  * Xen handles syscall callbacks much like ordinary exceptions, which
  * means we have:
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h b/arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h
index 9546c3384c75..b2fd80a01a36 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-ops.h
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ __visible unsigned long xen_read_cr2_direct(void);
 
 /* These are not functions, and cannot be called normally */
 __visible void xen_iret(void);
-__visible void xen_sysret32(void);
-__visible void xen_sysret64(void);
 
 extern int xen_panic_handler_init(void);
 
