diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
index e6bc54b04..9cc0f600e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
@@ -167,19 +167,6 @@ func (q *qemuAmd64) bridges(number uint32) {
 	q.Bridges = genericBridges(number, q.qemuMachine.Type)
 }
 
-func (q *qemuAmd64) cpuModel() string {
-	cpuModel := defaultCPUModel
-
-	// VMX is not migratable yet.
-	// issue: https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/1750
-	if q.vmFactory {
-		hvLogger.WithField("subsystem", "qemuAmd64").Warn("VMX is not migratable yet: turning it off")
-		cpuModel += ",vmx=off"
-	}
-
-	return cpuModel
-}
-
 func (q *qemuAmd64) memoryTopology(memoryMb, hostMemoryMb uint64, slots uint8) govmmQemu.Memory {
 	return genericMemoryTopology(memoryMb, hostMemoryMb, slots, q.memoryOffset)
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64_test.go
index e8cf9fcd5..740cb6460 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestQemuAmd64CPUModel(t *testing.T) {
 	base, ok := amd64.(*qemuAmd64)
 	assert.True(ok)
 	base.vmFactory = true
-	expectedOut = defaultCPUModel + ",vmx=off"
+	expectedOut = defaultCPUModel
 	model = amd64.cpuModel()
 	assert.Equal(expectedOut, model)
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
index 27bac3581..6e62551b6 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ func (q *qemuPPC64le) bridges(number uint32) {
 	q.Bridges = genericBridges(number, q.qemuMachine.Type)
 }
 
-func (q *qemuPPC64le) cpuModel() string {
-	return defaultCPUModel
-}
-
 func (q *qemuPPC64le) memoryTopology(memoryMb, hostMemoryMb uint64, slots uint8) govmmQemu.Memory {
 
 	q.Logger().Debug("Aligning maxmem to multiples of 256MB. Assumption: Kernel Version >= 4.11")