diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/genassym.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/genassym.c
index c4f52ae61a77..a4db825e976c 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/genassym.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/genassym.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ ASSYM(BP_MODULEP, offsetof(struct arm64_bootparams, modulep));
 ASSYM(BP_KERN_STACK, offsetof(struct arm64_bootparams, kern_stack));
 ASSYM(BP_KERN_TTBR0, offsetof(struct arm64_bootparams, kern_ttbr0));
 ASSYM(BP_BOOT_EL, offsetof(struct arm64_bootparams, boot_el));
-ASSYM(BP_HCR_EL2, offsetof(struct arm64_bootparams, hcr_el2));
 
 ASSYM(PCPU_SIZE, sizeof(struct pcpu));
 ASSYM(PC_CURPCB, offsetof(struct pcpu, pc_curpcb));
diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/locore.S b/sys/arm64/arm64/locore.S
index 4252ea3f59f8..ab1fea0c4716 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/locore.S
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/locore.S
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ virtdone:
 	str	x25, [x0, #BP_KERN_STACK]
 	str	x27, [x0, #BP_KERN_TTBR0]
 	str	x23, [x0, #BP_BOOT_EL]
-	str	x4,  [x0, #BP_HCR_EL2]
 
 #ifdef KASAN
 	/* Save bootparams */
diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c
index 090ea2c10853..c73c6d205c1a 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/machdep.c
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ static struct trapframe proc0_tf;
 int early_boot = 1;
 int cold = 1;
 static int boot_el;
-static uint64_t hcr_el2;
 
 struct kva_md_info kmi;
 
@@ -207,12 +206,7 @@ pan_enable(void)
 bool
 has_hyp(void)
 {
-
-	/*
-	 * XXX The E2H check is wrong, but it's close enough for now.  Needs to
-	 * be re-evaluated once we're running regularly in EL2.
-	 */
-	return (boot_el == CURRENTEL_EL_EL2 && (hcr_el2 & HCR_E2H) == 0);
+	return (boot_el == CURRENTEL_EL_EL2);
 }
 
 bool
@@ -905,7 +899,6 @@ initarm(struct arm64_bootparams *abp)
 	TSRAW(&thread0, TS_ENTER, __func__, NULL);
 
 	boot_el = abp->boot_el;
-	hcr_el2 = abp->hcr_el2;
 
 	/* Parse loader or FDT boot parametes. Determine last used address. */
 	lastaddr = parse_boot_param(abp);
diff --git a/sys/arm64/include/machdep.h b/sys/arm64/include/machdep.h
index 2f2960ae39f2..4fa80219da42 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/include/machdep.h
+++ b/sys/arm64/include/machdep.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct arm64_bootparams {
 	vm_offset_t	modulep;
 	vm_offset_t	kern_stack;
 	vm_paddr_t	kern_ttbr0;
-	uint64_t	hcr_el2;
 	int		boot_el;	/* EL the kernel booted from */
 	int		pad;
 };