diff --git a/OvmfPkg/QemuVideoDxe/Gop.c b/OvmfPkg/QemuVideoDxe/Gop.c
index 1b7db329b9..912947c2ff 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/QemuVideoDxe/Gop.c
+++ b/OvmfPkg/QemuVideoDxe/Gop.c
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ Routine Description:
 
   Private = QEMU_VIDEO_PRIVATE_DATA_FROM_GRAPHICS_OUTPUT_THIS (This);
 
-  if (Private->HardwareNeedsStarting) {
-    return EFI_NOT_STARTED;
-  }
-
   if (Info == NULL || SizeOfInfo == NULL || ModeNumber >= This->Mode->MaxMode) {
     return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
   }
@@ -209,8 +205,6 @@ Routine Description:
     This->Mode->Info
     );
 
-  Private->HardwareNeedsStarting  = FALSE;
-
   return EFI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -331,7 +325,6 @@ QemuVideoGraphicsOutputConstructor (
   }
   Private->GraphicsOutput.Mode->MaxMode = (UINT32) Private->MaxMode;
   Private->GraphicsOutput.Mode->Mode    = GRAPHICS_OUTPUT_INVALIDE_MODE_NUMBER;
-  Private->HardwareNeedsStarting        = TRUE;
   Private->LineBuffer                   = NULL;
 
   //
diff --git a/OvmfPkg/QemuVideoDxe/Qemu.h b/OvmfPkg/QemuVideoDxe/Qemu.h
index 38d68729a0..78e182e6bf 100644
--- a/OvmfPkg/QemuVideoDxe/Qemu.h
+++ b/OvmfPkg/QemuVideoDxe/Qemu.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ typedef struct {
   UINTN                                 MaxMode;
   QEMU_VIDEO_MODE_DATA                  *ModeData;
   UINT8                                 *LineBuffer;
-  BOOLEAN                               HardwareNeedsStarting;
   QEMU_VIDEO_VARIANT                    Variant;
 } QEMU_VIDEO_PRIVATE_DATA;