diff --git a/src/cpu/qemu-x86/cache_as_ram_bootblock.S b/src/cpu/qemu-x86/cache_as_ram_bootblock.S
index 617da53480..b414ca141f 100644
--- a/src/cpu/qemu-x86/cache_as_ram_bootblock.S
+++ b/src/cpu/qemu-x86/cache_as_ram_bootblock.S
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ cache_as_ram:
 	xorl	%eax, %eax
 	rep	stosl
 
-	post_code(0x21)
-
 #if defined(__x86_64__)
 	/*
 	 * Copy page tables to final location in DRAM. This prevents some strange