diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv.c b/drivers/hv/hv.c
index f8a77d0..12aa97f 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv.c
@@ -164,11 +164,6 @@
 
 	max_leaf = query_hypervisor_info();
 
-	rdmsrl(HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_OS_ID, hv_context.guestid);
-
-	if (hv_context.guestid != 0)
-		goto cleanup;
-
 	/* Write our OS info */
 	wrmsrl(HV_X64_MSR_GUEST_OS_ID, HV_LINUX_GUEST_ID);
 	hv_context.guestid = HV_LINUX_GUEST_ID;