diff --git a/cli/kata-check_amd64.go b/cli/kata-check_amd64.go
index d3b6076ae3..4602aaea50 100644
--- a/cli/kata-check_amd64.go
+++ b/cli/kata-check_amd64.go
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ func setCPUtype() {
 			"kvm_intel": {
 				desc: "Intel KVM",
 				parameters: map[string]string{
-					"nested": "Y",
 					// "VMX Unrestricted mode support". This is used
 					// as a heuristic to determine if the system is
 					// "new enough" to run a Kata Container
@@ -97,9 +96,6 @@ func setCPUtype() {
 			},
 			"kvm_amd": {
 				desc: "AMD KVM",
-				parameters: map[string]string{
-					"nested": "1",
-				},
 			},
 			"vhost": {
 				desc: msgKernelVirtio,
diff --git a/cli/kata-check_amd64_test.go b/cli/kata-check_amd64_test.go
index 2212e89cd2..ec8b4e1791 100644
--- a/cli/kata-check_amd64_test.go
+++ b/cli/kata-check_amd64_test.go
@@ -83,16 +83,13 @@ func TestCCCheckCLIFunction(t *testing.T) {
 
 		moduleData = []testModuleData{
 			{filepath.Join(sysModuleDir, "kvm_intel/parameters/unrestricted_guest"), false, "Y"},
-			{filepath.Join(sysModuleDir, "kvm_intel/parameters/nested"), false, "Y"},
 		}
 	} else if cpuType == cpuTypeAMD {
 		cpuData = []testCPUData{
 			{archAuthenticAMD, "lm svm sse4_1", false},
 		}
 
-		moduleData = []testModuleData{
-			{filepath.Join(sysModuleDir, "kvm_amd/parameters/nested"), false, "1"},
-		}
+		moduleData = []testModuleData{}
 	}
 
 	devNull, err := os.OpenFile(os.DevNull, os.O_WRONLY, 0666)