diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c b/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c
index 4e5477a237..e6572af660 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c
@@ -606,9 +606,6 @@ int mem_sharing_sharing_resume(struct domain *d)
             continue;
         }
 
-        if ( rsp.flags & VM_EVENT_FLAG_DUMMY )
-            continue;
-
         /* Validate the vcpu_id in the response. */
         if ( (rsp.vcpu_id >= d->max_vcpus) || !d->vcpu[rsp.vcpu_id] )
             continue;
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m.c b/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m.c
index 1d3356adb6..4032c622b0 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m.c
@@ -1312,9 +1312,6 @@ void p2m_mem_paging_resume(struct domain *d)
             continue;
         }
 
-        if ( rsp.flags & VM_EVENT_FLAG_DUMMY )
-            continue;
-
         /* Validate the vcpu_id in the response. */
         if ( (rsp.vcpu_id >= d->max_vcpus) || !d->vcpu[rsp.vcpu_id] )
             continue;
diff --git a/xen/common/mem_access.c b/xen/common/mem_access.c
index f925ac7be5..7ed8a4ef92 100644
--- a/xen/common/mem_access.c
+++ b/xen/common/mem_access.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ void mem_access_resume(struct domain *d)
             continue;
         }
 
-        if ( rsp.flags & VM_EVENT_FLAG_DUMMY )
-            continue;
-
         /* Validate the vcpu_id in the response. */
         if ( (rsp.vcpu_id >= d->max_vcpus) || !d->vcpu[rsp.vcpu_id] )
             continue;
diff --git a/xen/include/public/vm_event.h b/xen/include/public/vm_event.h
index ed9105bd75..c7426de0e1 100644
--- a/xen/include/public/vm_event.h
+++ b/xen/include/public/vm_event.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #define VM_EVENT_FLAG_VCPU_PAUSED     (1 << 0)
 /* Flags to aid debugging mem_event */
 #define VM_EVENT_FLAG_FOREIGN         (1 << 1)
-#define VM_EVENT_FLAG_DUMMY           (1 << 2)
 
 /*
  * Reasons for the vm event request