diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
index 93779a81cd..8f14f36cc8 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
@@ -102,11 +102,7 @@ func (q *qemuPPC64le) bridges(number uint32) {
 }
 
 func (q *qemuPPC64le) cpuModel() string {
-	cpuModel := defaultCPUModel
-	if q.nestedRun {
-		cpuModel += ",pmu=off"
-	}
-	return cpuModel
+	return defaultCPUModel
 }
 
 func (q *qemuPPC64le) memoryTopology(memoryMb, hostMemoryMb uint64, slots uint8) govmmQemu.Memory {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le_test.go
index 6c33cff038..9a4783e041 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le_test.go
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ func TestQemuPPC64leCPUModel(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedOut := defaultCPUModel
 	model := ppc64le.cpuModel()
 	assert.Equal(expectedOut, model)
-
-	ppc64le.enableNestingChecks()
-	expectedOut = defaultCPUModel + ",pmu=off"
-	model = ppc64le.cpuModel()
-	assert.Equal(expectedOut, model)
 }
 
 func getQemuVersion() (qemuMajorVersion int, qemuMinorVersion int) {