diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 7e38ed79c3fc0f2c095164d480f75b31630a6694..409aeaa49246a0edd7c6da07ca38b58c3f876109 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -159,13 +159,6 @@ static bool vring_use_dma_api(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	if (xen_domain())
 		return true;
 
-	/*
-	 * On ARM-based machines, the DMA ops will do the right thing,
-	 * so always use them with legacy devices.
-	 */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64))
-		return !virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1);
-
 	return false;
 }