diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index c01137f10c6b..7e57938bb86a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -3590,7 +3590,6 @@ void kvm_mmu_pte_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa,
 	 */
 	mmu_topup_memory_caches(vcpu);
 	spin_lock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
-	kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
 	++vcpu->kvm->stat.mmu_pte_write;
 	trace_kvm_mmu_audit(vcpu, AUDIT_PRE_PTE_WRITE);
 	if (gfn == vcpu->arch.last_pt_write_gfn