diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c
index 506a66cd6..ac73f4caa 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vmexit.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static int32_t unhandled_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
 static int32_t xsetbv_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
 static int32_t wbinvd_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
 static int32_t undefined_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
-static int32_t init_signal_vmexit_handler(__unused struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 /* VM Dispatch table for Exit condition handling */
 static const struct vm_exit_dispatch dispatch_table[NR_VMX_EXIT_REASONS] = {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ static const struct vm_exit_dispatch dispatch_table[NR_VMX_EXIT_REASONS] = {
 	[VMX_EXIT_REASON_TRIPLE_FAULT] = {
 		.handler = triple_fault_vmexit_handler},
 	[VMX_EXIT_REASON_INIT_SIGNAL] = {
-		.handler = init_signal_vmexit_handler},
+		.handler = undefined_vmexit_handler},
 	[VMX_EXIT_REASON_STARTUP_IPI] = {
 		.handler = unhandled_vmexit_handler},
 	[VMX_EXIT_REASON_IO_SMI] = {
@@ -384,21 +383,3 @@ static int32_t undefined_vmexit_handler(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vcpu_inject_ud(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
-
-/*
- * This handler is only triggered by INIT signal when poweroff from inside of RTVM
- */
-static int32_t init_signal_vmexit_handler(__unused struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Intel SDM Volume 3, 25.2:
-	 *   INIT signals. INIT signals cause VM exits. A logical processer performs none
-	 *   of the operations normally associated with these events. Such exits do not modify
-	 *   register state or clear pending events as they would outside of VMX operation (If
-	 *   a logical processor is the wait-for-SIPI state, INIT signals are blocked. They do
-	 *   not cause VM exits in this case).
-	 *
-	 * So, it is safe to ignore the signal and reture here.
-	 */
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/lapic.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/lapic.c
index 732036ecd..bf680f842 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/lapic.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/lapic.c
@@ -274,26 +274,6 @@ void send_single_ipi(uint16_t pcpu_id, uint32_t vector)
  *
  * @return None
  */
-void send_single_init(uint16_t pcpu_id)
-{
-	union apic_icr icr;
-
-	/*
-	 * Intel SDM Vol3 23.8:
-	 *   The INIT signal is blocked whenever a logical processor is in VMX root operation.
-	 *   It is not blocked in VMX nonroot operation. Instead, INITs cause VM exits
-	 */
-	icr.value_32.hi_32 = per_cpu(lapic_id, pcpu_id);
-	icr.value_32.lo_32 = (INTR_LAPIC_ICR_PHYSICAL << 11U) | (INTR_LAPIC_ICR_INIT << 8U);
-
-	msr_write(MSR_IA32_EXT_APIC_ICR, icr.value);
-}
-
-/**
- * @pre pcpu_id < CONFIG_MAX_PCPU_NUM
- *
- * @return None
- */
 void send_single_nmi(uint16_t pcpu_id)
 {
 	union apic_icr icr;
diff --git a/hypervisor/common/schedule.c b/hypervisor/common/schedule.c
index 73a6eda06..3ce6a411b 100644
--- a/hypervisor/common/schedule.c
+++ b/hypervisor/common/schedule.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ struct thread_object *sched_get_current(uint16_t pcpu_id)
 }
 
 /**
- * @pre delmode == DEL_MODE_IPI || delmode == DEL_MODE_INIT || delmode == DEL_MODE_NMI
+ * @pre delmode == DEL_MODE_IPI || delmode == DEL_MODE_NMI
  */
 void make_reschedule_request(uint16_t pcpu_id, uint16_t delmode)
 {
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ void make_reschedule_request(uint16_t pcpu_id, uint16_t delmode)
 		case DEL_MODE_IPI:
 			send_single_ipi(pcpu_id, VECTOR_NOTIFY_VCPU);
 			break;
-		case DEL_MODE_INIT:
-			send_single_init(pcpu_id);
-			break;
 		case DEL_MODE_NMI:
 			send_single_nmi(pcpu_id);
 			break;
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/lapic.h b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/lapic.h
index 9b59c21d4..b345ff6b2 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/lapic.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/lapic.h
@@ -174,15 +174,6 @@ void send_single_ipi(uint16_t pcpu_id, uint32_t vector);
  */
 /* End of ipi_ext_apis */
 
-/**
- * @brief Send an INIT signal to a single pCPU
- *
- * @param[in] pcpu_id The id of destination physical cpu
- *
- * @return None
- */
-void send_single_init(uint16_t pcpu_id);
-
 /**
  * @brief Send an NMI signal to a single pCPU
  *
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/common/schedule.h b/hypervisor/include/common/schedule.h
index 809be6869..15268658a 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/common/schedule.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/common/schedule.h
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
 
 #define	NEED_RESCHEDULE		(1U)
 
-#define DEL_MODE_INIT		(1U)
+#define DEL_MODE_NMI		(1U)
 #define DEL_MODE_IPI		(2U)
-#define DEL_MODE_NMI		(3U)
 
 #define THREAD_DATA_SIZE	(256U)
 
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ enum thread_object_state {
 };
 
 enum sched_notify_mode {
-	SCHED_NOTIFY_INIT,
 	SCHED_NOTIFY_NMI,
 	SCHED_NOTIFY_IPI
 };