diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
index cdbd142ca7f2ea4513a7bcf44f877f9b3bbbebc3..ac98ae46bfb7353b53d6eb82dd1f1e3093427ac2 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ struct vgic_dist {
 struct vgic_v2_cpu_if {
 	u32		vgic_hcr;
 	u32		vgic_vmcr;
-	u64		vgic_elrsr;	/* Saved only */
 	u32		vgic_apr;
 	u32		vgic_lr[VGIC_V2_MAX_LRS];
 };
@@ -272,7 +271,6 @@ struct vgic_v3_cpu_if {
 	u32		vgic_hcr;
 	u32		vgic_vmcr;
 	u32		vgic_sre;	/* Restored only, change ignored */
-	u32		vgic_elrsr;	/* Saved only */
 	u32		vgic_ap0r[4];
 	u32		vgic_ap1r[4];
 	u64		vgic_lr[VGIC_V3_MAX_LRS];
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v2-sr.c b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v2-sr.c
index 4fe6e797e8b3c5f19b43049303d616175fe3af47..a91b0d2b9249803c91723bd4d1de210a94b83376 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v2-sr.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v2-sr.c
@@ -23,29 +23,19 @@
 #include <asm/kvm_hyp.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_mmu.h>
 
-static void __hyp_text save_elrsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, void __iomem *base)
-{
-	struct vgic_v2_cpu_if *cpu_if = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v2;
-	int nr_lr = (kern_hyp_va(&kvm_vgic_global_state))->nr_lr;
-	u32 elrsr0, elrsr1;
-
-	elrsr0 = readl_relaxed(base + GICH_ELRSR0);
-	if (unlikely(nr_lr > 32))
-		elrsr1 = readl_relaxed(base + GICH_ELRSR1);
-	else
-		elrsr1 = 0;
-
-	cpu_if->vgic_elrsr = ((u64)elrsr1 << 32) | elrsr0;
-}
-
 static void __hyp_text save_lrs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, void __iomem *base)
 {
 	struct vgic_v2_cpu_if *cpu_if = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v2;
-	int i;
 	u64 used_lrs = vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.used_lrs;
+	u64 elrsr;
+	int i;
+
+	elrsr = readl_relaxed(base + GICH_ELRSR0);
+	if (unlikely(used_lrs > 32))
+		elrsr |= ((u64)readl_relaxed(base + GICH_ELRSR1)) << 32;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < used_lrs; i++) {
-		if (cpu_if->vgic_elrsr & (1UL << i))
+		if (elrsr & (1UL << i))
 			cpu_if->vgic_lr[i] &= ~GICH_LR_STATE;
 		else
 			cpu_if->vgic_lr[i] = readl_relaxed(base + GICH_LR0 + (i * 4));
@@ -68,13 +58,9 @@ void __hyp_text __vgic_v2_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	if (used_lrs) {
 		cpu_if->vgic_apr = readl_relaxed(base + GICH_APR);
-
-		save_elrsr(vcpu, base);
 		save_lrs(vcpu, base);
-
 		writel_relaxed(0, base + GICH_HCR);
 	} else {
-		cpu_if->vgic_elrsr = ~0UL;
 		cpu_if->vgic_apr = 0;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c
index f5c3d6d7019ea63a7d2376c68f6c392cd2036aaf..9abf2f3c12b5dabf596e37d409ce29709a0ef6c7 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c
@@ -222,15 +222,16 @@ void __hyp_text __vgic_v3_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (used_lrs) {
 		int i;
 		u32 nr_pre_bits;
+		u32 elrsr;
 
-		cpu_if->vgic_elrsr = read_gicreg(ICH_ELSR_EL2);
+		elrsr = read_gicreg(ICH_ELSR_EL2);
 
 		write_gicreg(0, ICH_HCR_EL2);
 		val = read_gicreg(ICH_VTR_EL2);
 		nr_pre_bits = vtr_to_nr_pre_bits(val);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < used_lrs; i++) {
-			if (cpu_if->vgic_elrsr & (1 << i))
+			if (elrsr & (1 << i))
 				cpu_if->vgic_lr[i] &= ~ICH_LR_STATE;
 			else
 				cpu_if->vgic_lr[i] = __gic_v3_get_lr(i);
@@ -262,7 +263,6 @@ void __hyp_text __vgic_v3_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		    cpu_if->its_vpe.its_vm)
 			write_gicreg(0, ICH_HCR_EL2);
 
-		cpu_if->vgic_elrsr = 0xffff;
 		cpu_if->vgic_ap0r[0] = 0;
 		cpu_if->vgic_ap0r[1] = 0;
 		cpu_if->vgic_ap0r[2] = 0;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
index c32d7b93ffd194313f8cc062d2960d6a04a38d16..bb305d49cfddeea67dd5cbddb28f9a8d5d715d3d 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ void vgic_v2_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * anyway.
 	 */
 	vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v2.vgic_vmcr = 0;
-	vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v2.vgic_elrsr = ~0;
 
 	/* Get the show on the road... */
 	vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v2.vgic_hcr = GICH_HCR_EN;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
index 6b329414e57a3c16207ab8e5ad81a0cc002b7f51..b76e21f3e6bd76b5685a87058a37d65ece38705a 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ void vgic_v3_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * anyway.
 	 */
 	vgic_v3->vgic_vmcr = 0;
-	vgic_v3->vgic_elrsr = ~0;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we are emulating a GICv3, we do it in an non-GICv2-compatible