diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/fakelibvirt.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/fakelibvirt.py
index 7992b1af7b8c..c00e9f79f914 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/fakelibvirt.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/fakelibvirt.py
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STOPPED = 5
 VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SHUTDOWN = 6
 VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_PMSUSPENDED = 7
 
+VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY = 7
+
 VIR_DOMAIN_UNDEFINE_MANAGED_SAVE = 1
 VIR_DOMAIN_UNDEFINE_NVRAM = 4
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_host.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_host.py
index e4f7bf1e91c4..9d0e6d23330e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_host.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_host.py
@@ -192,25 +192,6 @@ class HostTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(got_events[0].transition,
                          event.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STOPPED)
 
-    def test_event_lifecycle_callback_suspended_old_libvirt(self):
-        """Tests the suspended lifecycle event with libvirt before post-copy
-        """
-        hostimpl = mock.MagicMock()
-        conn = mock.MagicMock()
-        fake_dom_xml = """
-                <domain type='kvm'>
-                  <uuid>cef19ce0-0ca2-11df-855d-b19fbce37686</uuid>
-                </domain>
-            """
-        dom = fakelibvirt.Domain(conn, fake_dom_xml, running=True)
-        VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_PAUSED = 0
-        host.Host._event_lifecycle_callback(
-            conn, dom, fakelibvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED,
-            detail=VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_PAUSED, opaque=hostimpl)
-        expected_event = hostimpl._queue_event.call_args[0][0]
-        self.assertEqual(event.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_PAUSED,
-                         expected_event.transition)
-
     def test_event_lifecycle_callback_suspended_postcopy(self):
         """Tests the suspended lifecycle event with libvirt with post-copy"""
         hostimpl = mock.MagicMock()
@@ -221,13 +202,10 @@ class HostTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
                 </domain>
             """
         dom = fakelibvirt.Domain(conn, fake_dom_xml, running=True)
-        VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY = 7
-        with mock.patch.object(host.libvirt,
-                               'VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY', new=7,
-                               create=True):
-            host.Host._event_lifecycle_callback(
-                conn, dom, fakelibvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED,
-                detail=VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY, opaque=hostimpl)
+        host.Host._event_lifecycle_callback(
+            conn, dom, fakelibvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED,
+            detail=fakelibvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY,
+            opaque=hostimpl)
         expected_event = hostimpl._queue_event.call_args[0][0]
         self.assertEqual(event.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_POSTCOPY_STARTED,
                          expected_event.transition)
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/host.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/host.py
index c3ee485780f2..ef7c0c2b1418 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/host.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/host.py
@@ -172,21 +172,13 @@ class Host(object):
         elif event == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_STARTED:
             transition = virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_STARTED
         elif event == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED:
-            # NOTE(siva_krishnan): We have to check if
-            # VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY and
-            # VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_MIGRATED exist since the current
-            # minimum version of libvirt (1.3.1) don't have those attributes.
-            # This check can be removed once MIN_LIBVIRT_VERSION is bumped to
-            # at least 1.3.3.
-            if (hasattr(libvirt, 'VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY') and
-                    detail == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY):
+            if detail == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_POSTCOPY:
                 transition = virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_POSTCOPY_STARTED
             # FIXME(mriedem): VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_MIGRATED is also sent
             # when live migration of the guest fails, so we cannot simply rely
             # on the event itself but need to check if the job itself was
             # successful.
-            # elif (hasattr(libvirt, 'VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_MIGRATED') and
-            #         detail == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_MIGRATED):
+            # elif detail == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_SUSPENDED_MIGRATED:
             #     transition = virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_MIGRATION_COMPLETED
             else:
                 transition = virtevent.EVENT_LIFECYCLE_PAUSED