diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/cmd_parser.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/cmd_parser.c
index d26a092c70e8c8fe2a14df28dd22e4253f739a16..e4563984cb1e8106cda73e8d0e12f12d10f6a1d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/cmd_parser.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/cmd_parser.c
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ struct parser_exec_state {
 	(s->vgpu->gvt->device_info.gmadr_bytes_in_cmd >> 2)
 
 static unsigned long bypass_scan_mask = 0;
-static bool bypass_batch_buffer_scan = true;
 
 /* ring ALL, type = 0 */
 static struct sub_op_bits sub_op_mi[] = {
@@ -1525,9 +1524,6 @@ static int batch_buffer_needs_scan(struct parser_exec_state *s)
 {
 	struct intel_gvt *gvt = s->vgpu->gvt;
 
-	if (bypass_batch_buffer_scan)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (IS_BROADWELL(gvt->dev_priv) || IS_SKYLAKE(gvt->dev_priv)) {
 		/* BDW decides privilege based on address space */
 		if (cmd_val(s, 0) & (1 << 8))