diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index bfa09ad05b..759ef17ab0 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -991,8 +991,6 @@ void kvm_irqchip_release_virq(KVMState *s, int virq)
         }
     }
     clear_gsi(s, virq);
-
-    kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(s);
 }
 
 static unsigned int kvm_hash_msi(uint32_t data)