diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 8a6ad61d3d..8622b4dc49 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -3426,7 +3426,6 @@ static int ram_save_setup(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
         }
         if (migrate_ignore_shared()) {
             qemu_put_be64(f, block->mr->addr);
-            qemu_put_byte(f, ramblock_is_ignored(block) ? 1 : 0);
         }
     }
 
@@ -4393,12 +4392,6 @@ static int ram_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
                     }
                     if (migrate_ignore_shared()) {
                         hwaddr addr = qemu_get_be64(f);
-                        bool ignored = qemu_get_byte(f);
-                        if (ignored != ramblock_is_ignored(block)) {
-                            error_report("RAM block %s should %s be migrated",
-                                         id, ignored ? "" : "not");
-                            ret = -EINVAL;
-                        }
                         if (ramblock_is_ignored(block) &&
                             block->mr->addr != addr) {
                             error_report("Mismatched GPAs for block %s "