diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/cpuid.c b/xen/arch/x86/cpuid.c
index 587de66545..3a7c3f497c 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/cpuid.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpuid.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <asm/xstate.h>
 
 const uint32_t known_features[] = INIT_KNOWN_FEATURES;
-const uint32_t special_features[] = INIT_SPECIAL_FEATURES;
 
 static const uint32_t pv_max_featuremask[] = INIT_PV_MAX_FEATURES;
 static const uint32_t hvm_shadow_max_featuremask[] = INIT_HVM_SHADOW_MAX_FEATURES;
@@ -1133,7 +1132,6 @@ void guest_cpuid(const struct vcpu *v, uint32_t leaf,
 static void __init __maybe_unused build_assertions(void)
 {
     BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(known_features) != FSCAPINTS);
-    BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(special_features) != FSCAPINTS);
     BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(pv_max_featuremask) != FSCAPINTS);
     BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(hvm_shadow_max_featuremask) != FSCAPINTS);
     BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(hvm_hap_max_featuremask) != FSCAPINTS);
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/cpuid.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/cpuid.h
index 7baf6c9628..46904061d0 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/cpuid.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/cpuid.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <public/sysctl.h>
 
 extern const uint32_t known_features[FSCAPINTS];
-extern const uint32_t special_features[FSCAPINTS];
 
 void init_guest_cpuid(void);