diff --git a/nova/conf/libvirt.py b/nova/conf/libvirt.py
index 9e2cc08c7dc8..2046c350b738 100644
--- a/nova/conf/libvirt.py
+++ b/nova/conf/libvirt.py
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ The live-migration force complete API also uses post-copy when permitted. If
 post-copy mode is not available, force complete falls back to pausing the VM
 to ensure the live-migration operation will complete.
 
-When using post-copy mode, if the source and destination hosts loose network
+When using post-copy mode, if the source and destination hosts lose network
 connectivity, the VM being live-migrated will need to be rebooted. For more
 details, please see the Administration guide.
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
index 8a1503c442d7..cfa4532f099e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
@@ -1297,8 +1297,7 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
                          libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC |
                          libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_TLS))
 
-    @mock.patch.object(host.Host, 'has_min_version', return_value=True)
-    def test_live_migration_permit_postcopy_true(self, host):
+    def test_live_migration_permit_postcopy_true(self):
         self.flags(live_migration_permit_post_copy=True, group='libvirt')
         self._do_test_parse_migration_flags(
             lm_expected=(libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE |
@@ -1313,8 +1312,7 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
                          libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC |
                          libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_POSTCOPY))
 
-    @mock.patch.object(host.Host, 'has_min_version', return_value=True)
-    def test_live_migration_permit_auto_converge_true(self, host):
+    def test_live_migration_permit_auto_converge_true(self):
         self.flags(live_migration_permit_auto_converge=True, group='libvirt')
         self._do_test_parse_migration_flags(
             lm_expected=(libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE |
@@ -1329,9 +1327,7 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
                          libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC |
                          libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE))
 
-    @mock.patch.object(host.Host, 'has_min_version', return_value=True)
-    def test_live_migration_permit_auto_converge_and_post_copy_true(self,
-                                                                    host):
+    def test_live_migration_permit_auto_converge_and_post_copy_true(self):
         self.flags(live_migration_permit_auto_converge=True, group='libvirt')
         self.flags(live_migration_permit_post_copy=True, group='libvirt')
         self._do_test_parse_migration_flags(
@@ -1347,43 +1343,6 @@ class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase,
                          libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC |
                          libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_POSTCOPY))
 
-    @mock.patch.object(host.Host, 'has_min_version', return_value=False)
-    def test_live_migration_auto_converge_and_post_copy_true_old_libvirt(
-            self, min_ver):
-        self.flags(live_migration_permit_auto_converge=True, group='libvirt')
-        self.flags(live_migration_permit_post_copy=True, group='libvirt')
-
-        self._do_test_parse_migration_flags(
-            lm_expected=(libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_PERSIST_DEST |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_PEER2PEER |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_LIVE |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE),
-            bm_expected=(libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_PERSIST_DEST |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_PEER2PEER |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_LIVE |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_AUTO_CONVERGE))
-
-        min_ver.assert_called_with(
-            lv_ver=libvirt_driver.MIN_LIBVIRT_POSTCOPY_VERSION)
-
-    @mock.patch.object(host.Host, 'has_min_version', return_value=False)
-    def test_live_migration_permit_postcopy_true_old_libvirt(self, host):
-        self.flags(live_migration_permit_post_copy=True, group='libvirt')
-
-        self._do_test_parse_migration_flags(
-            lm_expected=(libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_PERSIST_DEST |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_PEER2PEER |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_LIVE),
-            bm_expected=(libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_PERSIST_DEST |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_PEER2PEER |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_LIVE |
-                         libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_NON_SHARED_INC))
-
     def test_live_migration_permit_postcopy_false(self):
         self._do_test_parse_migration_flags(
             lm_expected=(libvirt_driver.libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_UNDEFINE_SOURCE |
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
index f4a9a3f1f2bf..bbb201f3b3ed 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@ QEMU_MAX_SERIAL_PORTS = 4
 # Qemu supports 4 serial consoles, we remove 1 because of the PTY one defined
 ALLOWED_QEMU_SERIAL_PORTS = QEMU_MAX_SERIAL_PORTS - 1
 
-# libvirt postcopy support
-MIN_LIBVIRT_POSTCOPY_VERSION = (1, 3, 3)
-
 MIN_LIBVIRT_OTHER_ARCH = {
     fields.Architecture.AARCH64: MIN_LIBVIRT_KVM_AARCH64_VERSION,
 }
@@ -719,25 +716,17 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
             migration_flags |= libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_TLS
         return migration_flags
 
-    def _is_post_copy_available(self):
-        return self._host.has_min_version(lv_ver=MIN_LIBVIRT_POSTCOPY_VERSION)
-
     def _is_native_luks_available(self):
         return self._host.has_min_version(MIN_LIBVIRT_LUKS_VERSION,
                                           MIN_QEMU_LUKS_VERSION)
 
     def _handle_live_migration_post_copy(self, migration_flags):
         if CONF.libvirt.live_migration_permit_post_copy:
-            if self._is_post_copy_available():
-                migration_flags |= libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_POSTCOPY
-            else:
-                LOG.info('The live_migration_permit_post_copy is set '
-                         'to True, but it is not supported.')
+            migration_flags |= libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_POSTCOPY
         return migration_flags
 
     def _handle_live_migration_auto_converge(self, migration_flags):
-        if (self._is_post_copy_available() and
-                (migration_flags & libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_POSTCOPY) != 0):
+        if self._is_post_copy_enabled(migration_flags):
             LOG.info('The live_migration_permit_post_copy is set to '
                      'True and post copy live migration is available '
                      'so auto-converge will not be in use.')
@@ -8062,10 +8051,7 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
                       instance=instance)
 
     def _is_post_copy_enabled(self, migration_flags):
-        if self._is_post_copy_available():
-            if (migration_flags & libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_POSTCOPY) != 0:
-                return True
-        return False
+        return (migration_flags & libvirt.VIR_MIGRATE_POSTCOPY) != 0
 
     def live_migration_force_complete(self, instance):
         try: