diff --git a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
index 7fc8d4ffe5..63be5fbdad 100644
--- a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
@@ -2179,12 +2179,6 @@ int whpx_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
 
     vcpu = g_new0(struct whpx_vcpu, 1);
 
-    if (!vcpu) {
-        error_report("WHPX: Failed to allocte VCPU context.");
-        ret = -ENOMEM;
-        goto error;
-    }
-
     hr = whp_dispatch.WHvEmulatorCreateEmulator(
         &whpx_emu_callbacks,
         &vcpu->emulator);