diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 2f3a4504ea..3e1a0e7822 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -2901,7 +2901,6 @@ static void x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
                         NULL, NULL, (void *)cpu->filtered_features, NULL);
 
     cpu->hyperv_spinlock_attempts = HYPERV_SPINLOCK_NEVER_RETRY;
-    env->cpuid_apic_id = x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(cs->cpu_index);
 
     x86_cpu_load_def(cpu, xcc->cpu_def, &error_abort);