diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c b/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c
index b7d7a5b68c..57fc1d352c 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c
@@ -512,12 +512,6 @@ int epte_get_entry_emt(struct domain *d, gfn_t gfn, mfn_t mfn,
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if ( !mfn_valid(mfn) )
-    {
-        *ipat = true;
-        return MTRR_TYPE_UNCACHABLE;
-    }
-
     /*
      * Conditional must be kept in sync with the code in
      * {iomem,ioports}_{permit,deny}_access().