diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-irqfd.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-irqfd.c
index b31a51a14efb..d918dcf26a5a 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-irqfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-irqfd.c
@@ -46,15 +46,9 @@ static int vgic_irqfd_set_irq(struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e,
  * @ue: user api routing entry handle
  * return 0 on success, -EINVAL on errors.
  */
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_X2APIC_API
 int kvm_set_routing_entry(struct kvm *kvm,
 			  struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e,
 			  const struct kvm_irq_routing_entry *ue)
-#else
-/* Remove this version and the ifdefery once merged into 4.8 */
-int kvm_set_routing_entry(struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e,
-			  const struct kvm_irq_routing_entry *ue)
-#endif
 {
 	int r = -EINVAL;