diff --git a/src/cpu_map/x86_EPYC-Rome.xml b/src/cpu_map/x86_EPYC-Rome.xml
index 99fc015fdd..e54d0a48d8 100644
--- a/src/cpu_map/x86_EPYC-Rome.xml
+++ b/src/cpu_map/x86_EPYC-Rome.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     <feature name='misalignsse'/>
     <feature name='mmx'/>
     <feature name='mmxext'/>
-    <feature name='monitor'/>
     <feature name='movbe'/>
     <feature name='msr'/>
     <feature name='mtrr'/>
diff --git a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-guest.xml b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-guest.xml
index cb2caab6f5..6d95b508b2 100644
--- a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-guest.xml
+++ b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-guest.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <model fallback='forbid'>EPYC-Rome</model>
   <vendor>AMD</vendor>
   <feature policy='require' name='ht'/>
+  <feature policy='require' name='monitor'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='osxsave'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='cmt'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='xsaves'/>
diff --git a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-host.xml b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-host.xml
index b6784f9eba..65eaeabdd0 100644
--- a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-host.xml
+++ b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-host.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <model>EPYC-Rome</model>
   <vendor>AMD</vendor>
   <feature name='ht'/>
+  <feature name='monitor'/>
   <feature name='osxsave'/>
   <feature name='cmt'/>
   <feature name='xsaves'/>
diff --git a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-json.xml b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-json.xml
index 86466c0547..febfdfcf2b 100644
--- a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-json.xml
+++ b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-EPYC-7502-32-Core-json.xml
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@
   <feature policy='require' name='skip-l1dfl-vmentry'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='mds-no'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='pschange-mc-no'/>
-  <feature policy='disable' name='monitor'/>
 </cpu>
diff --git a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-guest.xml b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-guest.xml
index cb2caab6f5..6d95b508b2 100644
--- a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-guest.xml
+++ b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-guest.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <model fallback='forbid'>EPYC-Rome</model>
   <vendor>AMD</vendor>
   <feature policy='require' name='ht'/>
+  <feature policy='require' name='monitor'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='osxsave'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='cmt'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='xsaves'/>
diff --git a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-host.xml b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-host.xml
index b6784f9eba..65eaeabdd0 100644
--- a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-host.xml
+++ b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-host.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <model>EPYC-Rome</model>
   <vendor>AMD</vendor>
   <feature name='ht'/>
+  <feature name='monitor'/>
   <feature name='osxsave'/>
   <feature name='cmt'/>
   <feature name='xsaves'/>
diff --git a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-json.xml b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-json.xml
index c6aa67b6d5..7629a1b4a8 100644
--- a/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-json.xml
+++ b/tests/cputestdata/x86_64-cpuid-Ryzen-9-3900X-12-Core-json.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@
   <feature policy='require' name='skip-l1dfl-vmentry'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='mds-no'/>
   <feature policy='require' name='pschange-mc-no'/>
-  <feature policy='disable' name='monitor'/>
   <feature policy='disable' name='amd-stibp'/>
 </cpu>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.1.0-q35.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.1.0-q35.x86_64.xml
index 716adab95b..ed2da1f5da 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.1.0-q35.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.1.0-q35.x86_64.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
       <feature policy='require' name='skip-l1dfl-vmentry'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='mds-no'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='pschange-mc-no'/>
-      <feature policy='disable' name='monitor'/>
     </mode>
     <mode name='custom' supported='yes'>
       <model usable='yes'>qemu64</model>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
index dbb828c368..4379ec351d 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
       <feature policy='require' name='skip-l1dfl-vmentry'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='mds-no'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='pschange-mc-no'/>
-      <feature policy='disable' name='monitor'/>
     </mode>
     <mode name='custom' supported='yes'>
       <model usable='yes'>qemu64</model>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.2.0-q35.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.2.0-q35.x86_64.xml
index 71b655dd10..7fa021fcba 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.2.0-q35.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.2.0-q35.x86_64.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
       <feature policy='require' name='skip-l1dfl-vmentry'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='mds-no'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='pschange-mc-no'/>
-      <feature policy='disable' name='monitor'/>
     </mode>
     <mode name='custom' supported='yes'>
       <model usable='yes'>qemu64</model>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
index b28dc590c1..953c18a251 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsdata/qemu_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
       <feature policy='require' name='skip-l1dfl-vmentry'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='mds-no'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='pschange-mc-no'/>
-      <feature policy='disable' name='monitor'/>
     </mode>
     <mode name='custom' supported='yes'>
       <model usable='yes'>qemu64</model>