diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index 662853513e..ebe9bd58d0 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -1162,19 +1162,6 @@ static int vhost_user_set_vring_num(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     return vhost_set_vring(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_NUM, ring);
 }
 
-static void vhost_user_host_notifier_restore(struct vhost_dev *dev,
-                                             int queue_idx)
-{
-    struct vhost_user *u = dev->opaque;
-    VhostUserHostNotifier *n = &u->user->notifier[queue_idx];
-    VirtIODevice *vdev = dev->vdev;
-
-    if (n->addr && !n->set) {
-        virtio_queue_set_host_notifier_mr(vdev, queue_idx, &n->mr, true);
-        n->set = true;
-    }
-}
-
 static void vhost_user_host_notifier_remove(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                             int queue_idx)
 {
@@ -1182,17 +1169,14 @@ static void vhost_user_host_notifier_remove(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     VhostUserHostNotifier *n = &u->user->notifier[queue_idx];
     VirtIODevice *vdev = dev->vdev;
 
-    if (n->addr && n->set) {
+    if (n->addr) {
         virtio_queue_set_host_notifier_mr(vdev, queue_idx, &n->mr, false);
-        n->set = false;
     }
 }
 
 static int vhost_user_set_vring_base(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                      struct vhost_vring_state *ring)
 {
-    vhost_user_host_notifier_restore(dev, ring->index);
-
     return vhost_set_vring(dev, VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_BASE, ring);
 }
 
@@ -1558,7 +1542,6 @@ static int vhost_user_slave_handle_vring_host_notifier(struct vhost_dev *dev,
     }
 
     n->addr = addr;
-    n->set = true;
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
index a9abca3288..f6012b2078 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 typedef struct VhostUserHostNotifier {
     MemoryRegion mr;
     void *addr;
-    bool set;
 } VhostUserHostNotifier;
 
 typedef struct VhostUserState {