diff --git a/target/arm/ptw.c b/target/arm/ptw.c
index 4c60de753d..6e736bacd7 100644
--- a/target/arm/ptw.c
+++ b/target/arm/ptw.c
@@ -1886,11 +1886,10 @@ static bool get_phys_addr_lpae(CPUARMState *env, S1Translate *ptw,
      * Extract attributes from the (modified) descriptor, and apply
      * table descriptors. Stage 2 table descriptors do not include
      * any attribute fields. HPD disables all the table attributes
-     * except NSTable.
+     * except NSTable (which we have already handled).
      */
     attrs = new_descriptor & (MAKE_64BIT_MASK(2, 10) | MAKE_64BIT_MASK(50, 14));
     if (!regime_is_stage2(mmu_idx)) {
-        attrs |= !ptw->in_secure << 5; /* NS */
         if (!param.hpd) {
             attrs |= extract64(tableattrs, 0, 2) << 53;     /* XN, PXN */
             /*