diff --git a/repos/os/run/vmm_x86.run b/repos/os/run/vmm_x86.run
index 9ec1101ae0..88ccb46c61 100644
--- a/repos/os/run/vmm_x86.run
+++ b/repos/os/run/vmm_x86.run
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ if {[have_spec linux]} {
 
 build_boot_image [build_artifacts]
 
-append qemu_args " -cpu phenom -smp 2"
+append qemu_args " -cpu EPYC -smp 2"
 append qemu_args " -nographic "
 
 #run_genode_until {.*vcpu 1 : 7\. vm exit -.*\n} 20
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/virtualbox.run b/repos/ports/run/virtualbox.run
index 050b969067..2c70d886a6 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/virtualbox.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/virtualbox.run
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ if {[have_include "power_on/qemu"]} {
 		append qemu_args " -m 1024 "
 	}
 
-	append qemu_args " -cpu phenom "
+	append qemu_args " -cpu EPYC "
 	if {[expr $use_usb_qemu]} {
 		append qemu_args " -usbdevice mouse -usbdevice keyboard"
 	}
diff --git a/repos/ports/run/virtualbox6.run b/repos/ports/run/virtualbox6.run
index f8872c0a29..7f228bcbc5 100644
--- a/repos/ports/run/virtualbox6.run
+++ b/repos/ports/run/virtualbox6.run
@@ -304,6 +304,6 @@ lappend boot_modules pci_audio_drv
 
 build_boot_image $boot_modules
 
-append qemu_args " -m 3500 -cpu phenom "
+append qemu_args " -m 3500 -cpu EPYC "
 
 run_genode_until forever
diff --git a/tool/run/power_on/qemu b/tool/run/power_on/qemu
index d1cf7437a2..a2b835354b 100644
--- a/tool/run/power_on/qemu
+++ b/tool/run/power_on/qemu
@@ -4,36 +4,6 @@
 # Reset the target machine or rather run the scenario with Qemu
 #
 
-proc check_version {qemu_version qemu_min qemu_max} {
-	set version_min_list [split $qemu_min ".-"]
-	set version_min_list_len [llength $version_min_list]
-
-	set version_max_list [split $qemu_max ".-"]
-	set version_max_list_len [llength $version_max_list]
-
-	set version_list [split $qemu_version ".-"]
-	set version_list_len [llength $version_list]
-
-	set cmp 0
-	set cmp_min 0
-	set cmp_max 0
-	set i 0
-
-	foreach number $version_list {
-		set min 0
-		set max 0
-		if { $i < $version_min_list_len } { set min [lindex $version_min_list $i] }
-		if { $i < $version_max_list_len } { set max [lindex $version_max_list $i] }
-
-		set cmp     [expr {$cmp  + $number * pow(1000, $version_list_len - $i) }]
-		set cmp_min [expr {$cmp_min + $min * pow(1000, $version_list_len - $i) }]
-		set cmp_max [expr {$cmp_max + $max * pow(1000, $version_list_len - $i) }]
-
-		incr i
-	}
-
-	return [expr {($cmp_min < $cmp) && ($cmp < $cmp_max)}]
-}
 
 ##
 #
@@ -108,23 +78,6 @@ proc run_power_on { } {
 		append qemu_args " -serial mon:stdio "
 	}
 
-	# SVM virtualization is broken after $qemu_good_old and until before $qemu_good_new
-	# We use "-cpu phenom" when using VMs in Qemu
-	if {[regexp -- {-cpu phenom} $qemu_args dummy]} {
-		catch {exec $qemu --version} qemu_version
-		set qemu_version [regexp -inline {version[ ][0-9]+\.[0-9]+[\.0-9]*} $qemu_version]
-		set qemu_version [regexp -inline {[0-9]+\.[0-9]+[\.0-9]*} $qemu_version]
-
-		set qemu_good_old "2.4.1"
-		set qemu_good_new "2.8.1"
-
-		if {[check_version $qemu_version $qemu_good_old $qemu_good_new]} {
-			puts "\nYour Qemu version '$qemu_version' is not working with AMD SVM virtualisation"
-			puts "Known good Qemu versions are until $qemu_good_old and starting with $qemu_good_new\n"
-			exit 1
-		}
-	}
-
 	# on x86, we support booting via pxe or iso/disk image
 	if {[have_board pc]} {