diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 1de7f1fe8939a..57b6e798c5f10 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -941,15 +941,6 @@ static enum spectre_v2_mitigation __init spectre_v2_select_retpoline(void)
 		return SPECTRE_V2_NONE;
 	}
 
-	if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD ||
-	    boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_HYGON) {
-		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_LFENCE_RDTSC)) {
-			pr_err("LFENCE not serializing, switching to generic retpoline\n");
-			return SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE;
-		}
-		return SPECTRE_V2_LFENCE;
-	}
-
 	return SPECTRE_V2_RETPOLINE;
 }