diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index bc774e2540..85d0f876f7 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -995,9 +995,6 @@ static void qemu_wait_io_event_common(CPUState *cpu)
 static void qemu_tcg_wait_io_event(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     while (all_cpu_threads_idle()) {
-       /* Start accounting real time to the virtual clock if the CPUs
-          are idle.  */
-        qemu_clock_warp(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL);
         qemu_cond_wait(cpu->halt_cond, &qemu_global_mutex);
     }