diff --git a/hw/block/pc_sysfw.c b/hw/block/pc_sysfw.c
index 7db68f0ca098f8f8bc95d18ee6b4a6aa55c35a77..71ee631f1895fb691cc7be595e48e0dab9ebfa1f 100644
--- a/hw/block/pc_sysfw.c
+++ b/hw/block/pc_sysfw.c
@@ -199,12 +199,6 @@ static void old_pc_system_rom_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory, bool isapc_ram_fw)
                                 bios);
 }
 
-/*
- * Bug-compatible flash vs. ROM selection enabled?
- * A few older machines enable this.
- */
-bool pc_sysfw_flash_vs_rom_bug_compatible;
-
 void pc_system_firmware_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory)
 {
     DriveInfo *pflash_drv;
@@ -222,25 +216,7 @@ void pc_system_firmware_init(MemoryRegion *rom_memory)
 
     pflash_drv = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
 
-    if (pc_sysfw_flash_vs_rom_bug_compatible) {
-        /*
-         * This is a Bad Idea, because it makes enabling/disabling KVM
-         * guest-visible.  Do it only in bug-compatibility mode.
-         */
-        if (kvm_enabled()) {
-            if (pflash_drv != NULL) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "qemu: pflash cannot be used with kvm enabled\n");
-                exit(1);
-            } else {
-                /* In old pc_sysfw_flash_vs_rom_bug_compatible mode, we assume
-                 * that KVM cannot execute from device memory. In this case, we
-                 * use old rom based firmware initialization for KVM. But, since
-                 * this is different from non-kvm mode, this behavior is
-                 * undesirable */
-                sysfw_dev->rom_only = 1;
-            }
-        }
-    } else if (pflash_drv == NULL) {
+    if (pflash_drv == NULL) {
         /* When a pflash drive is not found, use rom-mode */
         sysfw_dev->rom_only = 1;
     } else if (kvm_enabled() && !kvm_readonly_mem_enabled()) {