diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
index 6bd70206c561..855eb7111049 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ walk:
 		if (ret)
 			goto walk;
 		pte |= PT_DIRTY_MASK;
-		kvm_mmu_pte_write(vcpu, pte_gpa, (u8 *)&pte, sizeof(pte), 0);
 		walker->ptes[walker->level - 1] = pte;
 	}