diff --git a/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c b/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c
index c6893851b..a731cfc51 100644
--- a/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c
+++ b/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c
@@ -77,30 +77,6 @@ const char *vm_state_to_str(enum vm_suspend_how idx)
 	return (idx < VM_SUSPEND_LAST) ? vm_state_str[idx] : "UNKNOWN";
 }
 
-static int
-check_api(int fd)
-{
-	struct api_version api_version;
-	int error;
-
-	error = ioctl(fd, IC_GET_API_VERSION, &api_version);
-	if (error) {
-		pr_err("failed to get vhm api version\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (api_version.major_version != SUPPORT_VHM_API_VERSION_MAJOR ||
-		api_version.minor_version != SUPPORT_VHM_API_VERSION_MINOR) {
-		pr_err("not support vhm api version\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	pr_info("VHM api version %d.%d\n", api_version.major_version,
-			api_version.minor_version);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int devfd = -1;
 static uint64_t cpu_affinity_bitmap = 0UL;
 
@@ -211,9 +187,6 @@ vm_create(const char *name, uint64_t req_buf, int *vcpu_num)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (check_api(devfd) < 0)
-		goto err;
-
 	if (guest_uuid_str == NULL)
 		guest_uuid_str = "d2795438-25d6-11e8-864e-cb7a18b34643";
 
diff --git a/devicemodel/include/public/vhm_ioctl_defs.h b/devicemodel/include/public/vhm_ioctl_defs.h
index a5c7949f3..c325c4161 100644
--- a/devicemodel/include/public/vhm_ioctl_defs.h
+++ b/devicemodel/include/public/vhm_ioctl_defs.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
 
 /* General */
 #define IC_ID_GEN_BASE                  0x0UL
-#define IC_GET_API_VERSION             _IC_ID(IC_ID, IC_ID_GEN_BASE + 0x00)
 #define IC_GET_PLATFORM_INFO           _IC_ID(IC_ID, IC_ID_GEN_BASE + 0x03)
 
 /* VM management */
@@ -282,16 +281,6 @@ struct ioreq_notify {
 	uint32_t vcpu;
 };
 
-/**
- * @brief data structure to track VHM API version
- */
-struct api_version {
-	/** major version of VHM API */
-	uint32_t major_version;
-	/** minor version of VHM API */
-	uint32_t minor_version;
-};
-
 enum acrn_vm_load_order {
 	PRE_LAUNCHED_VM = 0,
 	SOS_VM,