diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 194ece6974e6..d8172aabc660 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -681,8 +681,7 @@ static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_get_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					     unsigned level,
 					     int metaphysical,
 					     unsigned access,
-					     u64 *parent_pte,
-					     bool *new_page)
+					     u64 *parent_pte)
 {
 	union kvm_mmu_page_role role;
 	unsigned index;
@@ -722,8 +721,6 @@ static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_get_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	vcpu->arch.mmu.prefetch_page(vcpu, sp);
 	if (!metaphysical)
 		rmap_write_protect(vcpu->kvm, gfn);
-	if (new_page)
-		*new_page = 1;
 	return sp;
 }
 
@@ -1006,8 +1003,7 @@ static int __nonpaging_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t v, int write,
 				>> PAGE_SHIFT;
 			new_table = kvm_mmu_get_page(vcpu, pseudo_gfn,
 						     v, level - 1,
-						     1, ACC_ALL, &table[index],
-						     NULL);
+						     1, ACC_ALL, &table[index]);
 			if (!new_table) {
 				pgprintk("nonpaging_map: ENOMEM\n");
 				kvm_release_page_clean(page);
@@ -1100,7 +1096,7 @@ static void mmu_alloc_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 		ASSERT(!VALID_PAGE(root));
 		sp = kvm_mmu_get_page(vcpu, root_gfn, 0,
-				      PT64_ROOT_LEVEL, 0, ACC_ALL, NULL, NULL);
+				      PT64_ROOT_LEVEL, 0, ACC_ALL, NULL);
 		root = __pa(sp->spt);
 		++sp->root_count;
 		vcpu->arch.mmu.root_hpa = root;
@@ -1121,7 +1117,7 @@ static void mmu_alloc_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			root_gfn = 0;
 		sp = kvm_mmu_get_page(vcpu, root_gfn, i << 30,
 				      PT32_ROOT_LEVEL, !is_paging(vcpu),
-				      ACC_ALL, NULL, NULL);
+				      ACC_ALL, NULL);
 		root = __pa(sp->spt);
 		++sp->root_count;
 		vcpu->arch.mmu.pae_root[i] = root | PT_PRESENT_MASK;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
index 5588fa594b61..ecc0856268c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ static u64 *FNAME(fetch)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t addr,
 		u64 shadow_pte;
 		int metaphysical;
 		gfn_t table_gfn;
-		bool new_page = 0;
 
 		shadow_ent = ((u64 *)__va(shadow_addr)) + index;
 		if (level == PT_PAGE_TABLE_LEVEL)
@@ -322,8 +321,8 @@ static u64 *FNAME(fetch)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t addr,
 		}
 		shadow_page = kvm_mmu_get_page(vcpu, table_gfn, addr, level-1,
 					       metaphysical, access,
-					       shadow_ent, &new_page);
-		if (new_page && !metaphysical) {
+					       shadow_ent);
+		if (!metaphysical) {
 			int r;
 			pt_element_t curr_pte;
 			r = kvm_read_guest_atomic(vcpu->kvm,