diff --git a/vmm/src/config.rs b/vmm/src/config.rs
index b4c04570f..42cbcfdbc 100644
--- a/vmm/src/config.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/config.rs
@@ -717,14 +717,6 @@ impl CpusConfig {
             .map_err(Error::ParseCpus)?
             .is_none_or(|toggle| toggle.0);
 
-        // Nested virtualization is always turned on for aarch64 and riscv64
-        // TODO: revisit this when nested support can be turned of on these architectures
-        #[cfg(any(target_arch = "aarch64", target_arch = "riscv64"))]
-        if !nested {
-            return Err(Error::ParseCpus(OptionParserError::InvalidValue(
-                "nested=off is not supported on aarch64 and riscv64 architectures".to_string(),
-            )));
-        }
         let core_scheduling = parser
             .convert("core_scheduling")
             .map_err(Error::ParseCpus)?