diff --git a/util/rcu.c b/util/rcu.c
index fa32c942e4..8ae899f74e 100644
--- a/util/rcu.c
+++ b/util/rcu.c
@@ -409,12 +409,6 @@ static void rcu_init_complete(void)
 
     qemu_event_init(&rcu_call_ready_event, false);
 
-    /* The caller is assumed to have BQL, so the call_rcu thread
-     * must have been quiescent even after forking, just recreate it.
-     */
-    qemu_thread_create(&thread, "call_rcu", call_rcu_thread,
-                       NULL, QEMU_THREAD_DETACHED);
-
     rcu_register_thread();
 }