diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index 50717a0d63..05be687be1 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -1253,43 +1253,6 @@ static int kvm_set_ioeventfd_pio(int fd, uint16_t addr, uint16_t val,
 }
 
 
-static int kvm_check_many_ioeventfds(void)
-{
-    /* Userspace can use ioeventfd for io notification.  This requires a host
-     * that supports eventfd(2) and an I/O thread; since eventfd does not
-     * support SIGIO it cannot interrupt the vcpu.
-     *
-     * Older kernels have a 6 device limit on the KVM io bus.  Find out so we
-     * can avoid creating too many ioeventfds.
-     */
-#if defined(CONFIG_EVENTFD)
-    int ioeventfds[7];
-    int i, ret = 0;
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ioeventfds); i++) {
-        ioeventfds[i] = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC);
-        if (ioeventfds[i] < 0) {
-            break;
-        }
-        ret = kvm_set_ioeventfd_pio(ioeventfds[i], 0, i, true, 2, true);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            close(ioeventfds[i]);
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Decide whether many devices are supported or not */
-    ret = i == ARRAY_SIZE(ioeventfds);
-
-    while (i-- > 0) {
-        kvm_set_ioeventfd_pio(ioeventfds[i], 0, i, false, 2, true);
-        close(ioeventfds[i]);
-    }
-    return ret;
-#else
-    return 0;
-#endif
-}
-
 static const KVMCapabilityInfo *
 kvm_check_extension_list(KVMState *s, const KVMCapabilityInfo *list)
 {
@@ -2648,8 +2611,6 @@ static int kvm_init(MachineState *ms)
     memory_listener_register(&kvm_coalesced_pio_listener,
                              &address_space_io);
 
-    s->many_ioeventfds = kvm_check_many_ioeventfds();
-
     s->sync_mmu = !!kvm_vm_check_extension(kvm_state, KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU);
     if (!s->sync_mmu) {
         ret = ram_block_discard_disable(true);
@@ -3218,14 +3179,6 @@ int kvm_max_nested_state_length(void)
     return kvm_state->max_nested_state_len;
 }
 
-int kvm_has_many_ioeventfds(void)
-{
-    if (!kvm_enabled()) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return kvm_state->many_ioeventfds;
-}
-
 int kvm_has_gsi_routing(void)
 {
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
diff --git a/accel/stubs/kvm-stub.c b/accel/stubs/kvm-stub.c
index 19d58f2778..b2d8885853 100644
--- a/accel/stubs/kvm-stub.c
+++ b/accel/stubs/kvm-stub.c
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ bool kvm_has_sync_mmu(void)
     return false;
 }
 
-int kvm_has_many_ioeventfds(void)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
 int kvm_on_sigbus_vcpu(CPUState *cpu, int code, void *addr)
 {
     return 1;
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
index af1f4bc187..5f614334ec 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
@@ -2114,10 +2114,6 @@ static void virtio_pci_realize(PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
     bool pcie_port = pci_bus_is_express(pci_get_bus(pci_dev)) &&
                      !pci_bus_is_root(pci_get_bus(pci_dev));
 
-    if (kvm_enabled() && !kvm_has_many_ioeventfds()) {
-        proxy->flags &= ~VIRTIO_PCI_FLAG_USE_IOEVENTFD;
-    }
-
     /* fd-based ioevents can't be synchronized in record/replay */
     if (replay_mode != REPLAY_MODE_NONE) {
         proxy->flags &= ~VIRTIO_PCI_FLAG_USE_IOEVENTFD;
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index bcc9bd96a9..8c5867ba8a 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ int kvm_has_vcpu_events(void);
 int kvm_has_robust_singlestep(void);
 int kvm_has_debugregs(void);
 int kvm_max_nested_state_length(void);
-int kvm_has_many_ioeventfds(void);
 int kvm_has_gsi_routing(void);
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm_int.h b/include/sysemu/kvm_int.h
index 817238b958..840b905a2e 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm_int.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm_int.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ struct KVMState
     QTAILQ_HEAD(, kvm_sw_breakpoint) kvm_sw_breakpoints;
 #endif
     int max_nested_state_len;
-    int many_ioeventfds;
     int kvm_shadow_mem;
     bool kernel_irqchip_allowed;
     bool kernel_irqchip_required;