{
        u64 val;
 
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
                return false;
 
 static bool access_pmselr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
                          const struct sys_reg_desc *r)
 {
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        if (pmu_access_event_counter_el0_disabled(vcpu))
                return false;
 
 {
        u64 pmceid;
 
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        BUG_ON(p->is_write);
 
        if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
 {
        u64 idx;
 
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        if (r->CRn == 9 && r->CRm == 13) {
                if (r->Op2 == 2) {
                        /* PMXEVCNTR_EL0 */
 {
        u64 idx, reg;
 
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
                return false;
 
 {
        u64 val, mask;
 
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
                return false;
 
 {
        u64 mask = kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(vcpu);
 
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        if (check_pmu_access_disabled(vcpu, 0))
                return false;
 
 {
        u64 mask = kvm_pmu_valid_counter_mask(vcpu);
 
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        if (pmu_access_el0_disabled(vcpu))
                return false;
 
 {
        u64 mask;
 
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        if (!p->is_write)
                return read_from_write_only(vcpu, p, r);
 
 static bool access_pmuserenr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct sys_reg_params *p,
                             const struct sys_reg_desc *r)
 {
-       if (!kvm_arm_pmu_v3_ready(vcpu))
-               return trap_raz_wi(vcpu, p, r);
-
        if (!kvm_vcpu_has_pmu(vcpu)) {
                kvm_inject_undefined(vcpu);
                return false;