diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/intercept.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/intercept.c
index a949419cbe..8f82b82b07 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/intercept.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/intercept.c
@@ -240,21 +240,13 @@ static const struct hvm_io_handler *hvm_find_io_handler(const ioreq_t *p)
 int hvm_io_intercept(ioreq_t *p)
 {
     const struct hvm_io_handler *handler;
-    const struct hvm_io_ops *ops;
-    int rc;
 
     handler = hvm_find_io_handler(p);
 
     if ( handler == NULL )
         return X86EMUL_UNHANDLEABLE;
 
-    rc = hvm_process_io_intercept(handler, p);
-
-    ops = handler->ops;
-    if ( ops->complete != NULL )
-        ops->complete(handler);
-
-    return rc;
+    return hvm_process_io_intercept(handler, p);
 }
 
 struct hvm_io_handler *hvm_next_io_handler(struct domain *d)
@@ -326,25 +318,15 @@ bool relocate_portio_handler(struct domain *d, unsigned int old_port,
 
 bool hvm_mmio_internal(paddr_t gpa)
 {
-    const struct hvm_io_handler *handler;
-    const struct hvm_io_ops *ops;
     ioreq_t p = {
         .type = IOREQ_TYPE_COPY,
         .addr = gpa,
         .count = 1,
         .size = 1,
+        .dir = IOREQ_WRITE, /* for stdvga */
     };
 
-    handler = hvm_find_io_handler(&p);
-
-    if ( handler == NULL )
-        return 0;
-
-    ops = handler->ops;
-    if ( ops->complete != NULL )
-        ops->complete(handler);
-
-    return 1;
+    return hvm_find_io_handler(&p);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/hvm/io.h b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/hvm/io.h
index d72b29f73f..f2b8431fac 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/hvm/io.h
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/hvm/io.h
@@ -56,13 +56,11 @@ typedef int (*hvm_io_write_t)(const struct hvm_io_handler *handler,
                               uint64_t data);
 typedef bool (*hvm_io_accept_t)(const struct hvm_io_handler *handler,
                                 const ioreq_t *p);
-typedef void (*hvm_io_complete_t)(const struct hvm_io_handler *handler);
 
 struct hvm_io_ops {
     hvm_io_accept_t   accept;
     hvm_io_read_t     read;
     hvm_io_write_t    write;
-    hvm_io_complete_t complete;
 };
 
 int hvm_process_io_intercept(const struct hvm_io_handler *handler,