diff --git a/arch_init.c b/arch_init.c
index b08c615dfd..8cbf8f4665 100644
--- a/arch_init.c
+++ b/arch_init.c
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ static int ram_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     ram_addr_t addr;
     RAMBlock *block;
 
-    memory_global_sync_dirty_bitmap(get_system_memory());
-
     bytes_transferred = 0;
     last_block = NULL;
     last_offset = 0;