diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index fc5736839edd..6f85e1b321dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -1396,7 +1396,10 @@ or its flags may be modified, but it may not be resized.
 Memory for the region is taken starting at the address denoted by the
 field userspace_addr, which must point at user addressable memory for
 the entire memory slot size.  Any object may back this memory, including
-anonymous memory, ordinary files, and hugetlbfs.
+anonymous memory, ordinary files, and hugetlbfs.  Changes in the backing
+of the memory region are automatically reflected into the guest.
+For example, an mmap() that affects the region will be made visible
+immediately.  Another example is madvise(MADV_DROP).
 
 On architectures that support a form of address tagging, userspace_addr must
 be an untagged address.
@@ -1412,11 +1415,6 @@ use it.  The latter can be set, if KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM capability allows it,
 to make a new slot read-only.  In this case, writes to this memory will be
 posted to userspace as KVM_EXIT_MMIO exits.
 
-When the KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU capability is available, changes in the backing of
-the memory region are automatically reflected into the guest.  For example, an
-mmap() that affects the region will be made visible immediately.  Another
-example is madvise(MADV_DROP).
-
 For TDX guest, deleting/moving memory region loses guest memory contents.
 Read only region isn't supported.  Only as-id 0 is supported.
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 29f0326f7e00..410ffd41fd73 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_IOEVENTFD:
 	case KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY:
-	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU:
 	case KVM_CAP_DESTROY_MEMORY_REGION_WORKS:
 	case KVM_CAP_ONE_REG:
 	case KVM_CAP_ARM_PSCI:
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/vm.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/vm.c
index 63fd40530aa9..5282158b8122 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/vm.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/vm.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	case KVM_CAP_ONE_REG:
 	case KVM_CAP_ENABLE_CAP:
 	case KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM:
-	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU:
 	case KVM_CAP_IMMEDIATE_EXIT:
 	case KVM_CAP_IOEVENTFD:
 	case KVM_CAP_MP_STATE:
diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
index b0fb92fda4d4..29d9f630edfb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	case KVM_CAP_ONE_REG:
 	case KVM_CAP_ENABLE_CAP:
 	case KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM:
-	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU:
 	case KVM_CAP_IMMEDIATE_EXIT:
 		r = 1;
 		break;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 3da40ea8c562..00302399fc37 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -623,11 +623,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 		r = !!(hv_enabled && kvmppc_hv_ops->enable_nested &&
 		       !kvmppc_hv_ops->enable_nested(NULL));
 		break;
-#endif
-	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU:
-		r = 1;
-		break;
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_POSSIBLE
 	case KVM_CAP_PPC_HTAB_FD:
 		r = hv_enabled;
 		break;
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vm.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vm.c
index 7cbd2340c190..58bce57dc55b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vm.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vm.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_IOEVENTFD:
 	case KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY:
-	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU:
 	case KVM_CAP_DESTROY_MEMORY_REGION_WORKS:
 	case KVM_CAP_ONE_REG:
 	case KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM:
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 7a175d86cef0..bc7d6fa66eaf 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	switch (ext) {
 	case KVM_CAP_S390_PSW:
 	case KVM_CAP_S390_GMAP:
-	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU:
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_S390_UCONTROL
 	case KVM_CAP_S390_UCONTROL:
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 3fb64905d190..a03530795707 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4805,7 +4805,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 #endif
 	case KVM_CAP_NOP_IO_DELAY:
 	case KVM_CAP_MP_STATE:
-	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU:
 	case KVM_CAP_USER_NMI:
 	case KVM_CAP_IRQ_INJECT_STATUS:
 	case KVM_CAP_IOEVENTFD:
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 29ee01747347..1bc1da66b4b0 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -4870,6 +4870,7 @@ static int kvm_ioctl_create_device(struct kvm *kvm,
 static int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension_generic(struct kvm *kvm, long arg)
 {
 	switch (arg) {
+	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU:
 	case KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY:
 	case KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY2:
 	case KVM_CAP_DESTROY_MEMORY_REGION_WORKS: