diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_ovec.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_ovec.c
index 12510b236a..318bf33de4 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_ovec.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_ovec.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include <libfdt.h>
 
@@ -132,11 +131,6 @@ bool spapr_ovec_test(sPAPROptionVector *ov, long bitnr)
     g_assert(ov);
     g_assert(bitnr < OV_MAXBITS);
 
-    /* support memory unplug for qtest */
-    if (qtest_enabled() && bitnr == OV5_HP_EVT) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
     return test_bit(bitnr, ov->bitmap) ? true : false;
 }