diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index fddc3ed715fa..d4caa6127f55 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	u32 pid;
 	u32 swap_pid;
 
-	u32 pvr;
 	u32 ccr0;
 	u32 ccr1;
 	u32 dbcr0;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c
index 674e796f7aa5..64949eef43f1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ int kvmppc_core_vcpu_setup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	kvmppc_e500_tlb_setup(vcpu_e500);
 
-	/* Use the same core vertion as host's */
-	vcpu->arch.pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
index a561d6e8da1c..f8b8248cb9b0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int kvmppc_emulate_instruction(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			case SPRN_SRR1:
 				vcpu->arch.gpr[rt] = vcpu->arch.srr1; break;
 			case SPRN_PVR:
-				vcpu->arch.gpr[rt] = vcpu->arch.pvr; break;
+				vcpu->arch.gpr[rt] = mfspr(SPRN_PVR); break;
 
 			/* Note: mftb and TBRL/TBWL are user-accessible, so
 			 * the guest can always access the real TB anyways.