diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 181e49120e0c..757f4dea1e56 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -556,8 +556,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 /* Save TRBE context if active  */
 #define DEBUG_STATE_SAVE_TRBE	__vcpu_single_flag(iflags, BIT(6))
 
-/* SME enabled for EL0 */
-#define HOST_SME_ENABLED	__vcpu_single_flag(sflags, BIT(1))
 /* Physical CPU not in supported_cpus */
 #define ON_UNSUPPORTED_CPU	__vcpu_single_flag(sflags, BIT(2))
 /* WFIT instruction trapped */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
index 8d073a37c266..df050e4d3562 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
@@ -87,21 +87,6 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_load_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 */
 	fpsimd_save_and_flush_cpu_state();
 	vcpu->arch.fp_state = FP_STATE_FREE;
-
-	/*
-	 * We don't currently support SME guests but if we leave
-	 * things in streaming mode then when the guest starts running
-	 * FPSIMD or SVE code it may generate SME traps so as a
-	 * special case if we are in streaming mode we force the host
-	 * state to be saved now and exit streaming mode so that we
-	 * don't have to handle any SME traps for valid guest
-	 * operations. Do this for ZA as well for now for simplicity.
-	 */
-	if (system_supports_sme()) {
-		vcpu_clear_flag(vcpu, HOST_SME_ENABLED);
-		if (read_sysreg(cpacr_el1) & CPACR_EL1_SMEN_EL0EN)
-			vcpu_set_flag(vcpu, HOST_SME_ENABLED);
-	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -162,22 +147,6 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_put_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
-	/*
-	 * If we have VHE then the Hyp code will reset CPACR_EL1 to
-	 * CPACR_EL1_DEFAULT and we need to reenable SME.
-	 */
-	if (has_vhe() && system_supports_sme()) {
-		/* Also restore EL0 state seen on entry */
-		if (vcpu_get_flag(vcpu, HOST_SME_ENABLED))
-			sysreg_clear_set(CPACR_EL1, 0,
-					 CPACR_EL1_SMEN_EL0EN |
-					 CPACR_EL1_SMEN_EL1EN);
-		else
-			sysreg_clear_set(CPACR_EL1,
-					 CPACR_EL1_SMEN_EL0EN,
-					 CPACR_EL1_SMEN_EL1EN);
-	}
-
 	if (vcpu->arch.fp_state == FP_STATE_GUEST_OWNED) {
 		if (vcpu_has_sve(vcpu)) {
 			__vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, ZCR_EL1) = read_sysreg_el1(SYS_ZCR);