diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 4a7f14079e03..ff2d2371b2e9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -230,17 +230,6 @@ config SYSVIPC_COMPAT
 config AUDIT_ARCH
 	def_bool y
 
-config S390_EXEC_PROTECT
-	def_bool y
-	prompt "Data execute protection"
-	help
-	  This option allows to enable a buffer overflow protection for user
-	  space programs and it also selects the addressing mode option above.
-	  The kernel parameter noexec=on will enable this feature and also
-	  switch the addressing modes, default is disabled. Enabling this (via
-	  kernel parameter) on machines earlier than IBM System z9 this will
-	  reduce system performance.
-
 comment "Code generation options"
 
 choice
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/elf.h
index 10c029cfcc7d..64b61bf72e93 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -196,18 +196,6 @@ do {								\
 } while (0)
 #endif /* __s390x__ */
 
-/*
- * An executable for which elf_read_implies_exec() returns TRUE will
- * have the READ_IMPLIES_EXEC personality flag set automatically.
- */
-#define elf_read_implies_exec(ex, executable_stack)	\
-({							\
-	if (current->mm->context.noexec &&		\
-	    executable_stack != EXSTACK_DISABLE_X)	\
-		disable_noexec(current->mm, current);	\
-	current->mm->context.noexec == 0;		\
-})
-
 #define STACK_RND_MASK	0x7ffUL
 
 #define ARCH_DLINFO							    \
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/hugetlb.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/hugetlb.h
index b56403c2df28..799ed0f1643d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/hugetlb.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/hugetlb.h
@@ -111,21 +111,10 @@ static inline void huge_ptep_invalidate(struct mm_struct *mm,
 {
 	pmd_t *pmdp = (pmd_t *) ptep;
 
-	if (!MACHINE_HAS_IDTE) {
-		__pmd_csp(pmdp);
-		if (mm->context.noexec) {
-			pmdp = get_shadow_table(pmdp);
-			__pmd_csp(pmdp);
-		}
-		return;
-	}
-
-	__pmd_idte(address, pmdp);
-	if (mm->context.noexec) {
-		pmdp = get_shadow_table(pmdp);
+	if (MACHINE_HAS_IDTE)
 		__pmd_idte(address, pmdp);
-	}
-	return;
+	else
+		__pmd_csp(pmdp);
 }
 
 #define huge_ptep_set_access_flags(__vma, __addr, __ptep, __entry, __dirty) \
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/lowcore.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/lowcore.h
index 65e172f8209d..b8624d53c379 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/lowcore.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/lowcore.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ struct _lowcore {
 	/* Address space pointer. */
 	__u32	kernel_asce;			/* 0x02ac */
 	__u32	user_asce;			/* 0x02b0 */
-	__u32	user_exec_asce;			/* 0x02b4 */
+	__u8	pad_0x02b4[0x02b8-0x02b4];	/* 0x02b4 */
 
 	/* SMP info area */
 	__u32	cpu_nr;				/* 0x02b8 */
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ struct _lowcore {
 	/* Address space pointer. */
 	__u64	kernel_asce;			/* 0x0310 */
 	__u64	user_asce;			/* 0x0318 */
-	__u64	user_exec_asce;			/* 0x0320 */
+	__u8	pad_0x0320[0x0328-0x0320];	/* 0x0320 */
 
 	/* SMP info area */
 	__u32	cpu_nr;				/* 0x0328 */
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu.h
index 78522cdefdd4..818e8298a6bd 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu.h
@@ -5,19 +5,16 @@ typedef struct {
 	atomic_t attach_count;
 	unsigned int flush_mm;
 	spinlock_t list_lock;
-	struct list_head crst_list;
 	struct list_head pgtable_list;
 	unsigned long asce_bits;
 	unsigned long asce_limit;
 	unsigned long vdso_base;
-	int noexec;
 	int has_pgste;	 /* The mmu context has extended page tables */
 	int alloc_pgste; /* cloned contexts will have extended page tables */
 } mm_context_t;
 
 #define INIT_MM_CONTEXT(name)						      \
 	.context.list_lock    = __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(name.context.list_lock), \
-	.context.crst_list    = LIST_HEAD_INIT(name.context.crst_list),	      \
 	.context.pgtable_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(name.context.pgtable_list),
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h
index 8c277caa8d3a..5682f160ff82 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ static inline int init_new_context(struct task_struct *tsk,
 		 * and if has_pgste is set, it will create extended page
 		 * tables.
 		 */
-		mm->context.noexec = 0;
 		mm->context.has_pgste = 1;
 		mm->context.alloc_pgste = 1;
 	} else {
-		mm->context.noexec = (user_mode == SECONDARY_SPACE_MODE);
 		mm->context.has_pgste = 0;
 		mm->context.alloc_pgste = 0;
 	}
@@ -63,10 +61,8 @@ static inline void update_mm(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *tsk)
 	S390_lowcore.user_asce = mm->context.asce_bits | __pa(pgd);
 	if (user_mode != HOME_SPACE_MODE) {
 		/* Load primary space page table origin. */
-		pgd = mm->context.noexec ? get_shadow_table(pgd) : pgd;
-		S390_lowcore.user_exec_asce = mm->context.asce_bits | __pa(pgd);
 		asm volatile(LCTL_OPCODE" 1,1,%0\n"
-			     : : "m" (S390_lowcore.user_exec_asce) );
+			     : : "m" (S390_lowcore.user_asce) );
 	} else
 		/* Load home space page table origin. */
 		asm volatile(LCTL_OPCODE" 13,13,%0"
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h
index 082eb4e50e8b..739ff9ec1395 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@
 
 #define check_pgt_cache()	do {} while (0)
 
-unsigned long *crst_table_alloc(struct mm_struct *, int);
+unsigned long *crst_table_alloc(struct mm_struct *);
 void crst_table_free(struct mm_struct *, unsigned long *);
 void crst_table_free_rcu(struct mm_struct *, unsigned long *);
 
 unsigned long *page_table_alloc(struct mm_struct *);
 void page_table_free(struct mm_struct *, unsigned long *);
 void page_table_free_rcu(struct mm_struct *, unsigned long *);
-void disable_noexec(struct mm_struct *, struct task_struct *);
 
 static inline void clear_table(unsigned long *s, unsigned long val, size_t n)
 {
@@ -50,9 +49,6 @@ static inline void clear_table(unsigned long *s, unsigned long val, size_t n)
 static inline void crst_table_init(unsigned long *crst, unsigned long entry)
 {
 	clear_table(crst, entry, sizeof(unsigned long)*2048);
-	crst = get_shadow_table(crst);
-	if (crst)
-		clear_table(crst, entry, sizeof(unsigned long)*2048);
 }
 
 #ifndef __s390x__
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ void crst_table_downgrade(struct mm_struct *, unsigned long limit);
 
 static inline pud_t *pud_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
 {
-	unsigned long *table = crst_table_alloc(mm, mm->context.noexec);
+	unsigned long *table = crst_table_alloc(mm);
 	if (table)
 		crst_table_init(table, _REGION3_ENTRY_EMPTY);
 	return (pud_t *) table;
@@ -99,7 +95,7 @@ static inline pud_t *pud_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address)
 
 static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vmaddr)
 {
-	unsigned long *table = crst_table_alloc(mm, mm->context.noexec);
+	unsigned long *table = crst_table_alloc(mm);
 	if (table)
 		crst_table_init(table, _SEGMENT_ENTRY_EMPTY);
 	return (pmd_t *) table;
@@ -115,11 +111,6 @@ static inline void pgd_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm,
 static inline void pgd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd, pud_t *pud)
 {
 	pgd_populate_kernel(mm, pgd, pud);
-	if (mm->context.noexec) {
-		pgd = get_shadow_table(pgd);
-		pud = get_shadow_table(pud);
-		pgd_populate_kernel(mm, pgd, pud);
-	}
 }
 
 static inline void pud_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm,
@@ -131,11 +122,6 @@ static inline void pud_populate_kernel(struct mm_struct *mm,
 static inline void pud_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, pmd_t *pmd)
 {
 	pud_populate_kernel(mm, pud, pmd);
-	if (mm->context.noexec) {
-		pud = get_shadow_table(pud);
-		pmd = get_shadow_table(pmd);
-		pud_populate_kernel(mm, pud, pmd);
-	}
 }
 
 #endif /* __s390x__ */
@@ -143,10 +129,8 @@ static inline void pud_populate(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, pmd_t *pmd)
 static inline pgd_t *pgd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&mm->context.list_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mm->context.crst_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mm->context.pgtable_list);
-	return (pgd_t *)
-		crst_table_alloc(mm, user_mode == SECONDARY_SPACE_MODE);
+	return (pgd_t *) crst_table_alloc(mm);
 }
 #define pgd_free(mm, pgd) crst_table_free(mm, (unsigned long *) pgd)
 
@@ -160,10 +144,6 @@ static inline void pmd_populate(struct mm_struct *mm,
 				pmd_t *pmd, pgtable_t pte)
 {
 	pmd_populate_kernel(mm, pmd, pte);
-	if (mm->context.noexec) {
-		pmd = get_shadow_table(pmd);
-		pmd_populate_kernel(mm, pmd, pte + PTRS_PER_PTE);
-	}
 }
 
 #define pmd_pgtable(pmd) \
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 02ace3491c51..763620ec7925 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ extern unsigned long VMALLOC_START;
 #define _PAGE_TYPE_FILE		0x601	/* bit 0x002 is used for offset !! */
 #define _PAGE_TYPE_RO		0x200
 #define _PAGE_TYPE_RW		0x000
-#define _PAGE_TYPE_EX_RO	0x202
-#define _PAGE_TYPE_EX_RW	0x002
 
 /*
  * Only four types for huge pages, using the invalid bit and protection bit
@@ -287,8 +285,6 @@ extern unsigned long VMALLOC_START;
  * _PAGE_TYPE_FILE	11?1   ->   11?1
  * _PAGE_TYPE_RO	0100   ->   1100
  * _PAGE_TYPE_RW	0000   ->   1000
- * _PAGE_TYPE_EX_RO	0110   ->   1110
- * _PAGE_TYPE_EX_RW	0010   ->   1010
  *
  * pte_none is true for bits combinations 1000, 1010, 1100, 1110
  * pte_present is true for bits combinations 0000, 0010, 0100, 0110, 1001
@@ -387,55 +383,33 @@ extern unsigned long VMALLOC_START;
 #define PAGE_NONE	__pgprot(_PAGE_TYPE_NONE)
 #define PAGE_RO		__pgprot(_PAGE_TYPE_RO)
 #define PAGE_RW		__pgprot(_PAGE_TYPE_RW)
-#define PAGE_EX_RO	__pgprot(_PAGE_TYPE_EX_RO)
-#define PAGE_EX_RW	__pgprot(_PAGE_TYPE_EX_RW)
 
 #define PAGE_KERNEL	PAGE_RW
 #define PAGE_COPY	PAGE_RO
 
 /*
- * Dependent on the EXEC_PROTECT option s390 can do execute protection.
- * Write permission always implies read permission. In theory with a
- * primary/secondary page table execute only can be implemented but
- * it would cost an additional bit in the pte to distinguish all the
- * different pte types. To avoid that execute permission currently
- * implies read permission as well.
+ * On s390 the page table entry has an invalid bit and a read-only bit.
+ * Read permission implies execute permission and write permission
+ * implies read permission.
  */
          /*xwr*/
 #define __P000	PAGE_NONE
 #define __P001	PAGE_RO
 #define __P010	PAGE_RO
 #define __P011	PAGE_RO
-#define __P100	PAGE_EX_RO
-#define __P101	PAGE_EX_RO
-#define __P110	PAGE_EX_RO
-#define __P111	PAGE_EX_RO
+#define __P100	PAGE_RO
+#define __P101	PAGE_RO
+#define __P110	PAGE_RO
+#define __P111	PAGE_RO
 
 #define __S000	PAGE_NONE
 #define __S001	PAGE_RO
 #define __S010	PAGE_RW
 #define __S011	PAGE_RW
-#define __S100	PAGE_EX_RO
-#define __S101	PAGE_EX_RO
-#define __S110	PAGE_EX_RW
-#define __S111	PAGE_EX_RW
-
-#ifndef __s390x__
-# define PxD_SHADOW_SHIFT	1
-#else /* __s390x__ */
-# define PxD_SHADOW_SHIFT	2
-#endif /* __s390x__ */
-
-static inline void *get_shadow_table(void *table)
-{
-	unsigned long addr, offset;
-	struct page *page;
-
-	addr = (unsigned long) table;
-	offset = addr & ((PAGE_SIZE << PxD_SHADOW_SHIFT) - 1);
-	page = virt_to_page((void *)(addr ^ offset));
-	return (void *)(addr_t)(page->index ? (page->index | offset) : 0UL);
-}
+#define __S100	PAGE_RO
+#define __S101	PAGE_RO
+#define __S110	PAGE_RW
+#define __S111	PAGE_RW
 
 /*
  * Certain architectures need to do special things when PTEs
@@ -446,14 +420,6 @@ static inline void set_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 			      pte_t *ptep, pte_t entry)
 {
 	*ptep = entry;
-	if (mm->context.noexec) {
-		if (!(pte_val(entry) & _PAGE_INVALID) &&
-		    (pte_val(entry) & _PAGE_SWX))
-			pte_val(entry) |= _PAGE_RO;
-		else
-			pte_val(entry) = _PAGE_TYPE_EMPTY;
-		ptep[PTRS_PER_PTE] = entry;
-	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -662,11 +628,7 @@ static inline void pgd_clear_kernel(pgd_t * pgd)
 
 static inline void pgd_clear(pgd_t * pgd)
 {
-	pgd_t *shadow = get_shadow_table(pgd);
-
 	pgd_clear_kernel(pgd);
-	if (shadow)
-		pgd_clear_kernel(shadow);
 }
 
 static inline void pud_clear_kernel(pud_t *pud)
@@ -677,13 +639,8 @@ static inline void pud_clear_kernel(pud_t *pud)
 
 static inline void pud_clear(pud_t *pud)
 {
-	pud_t *shadow = get_shadow_table(pud);
-
 	pud_clear_kernel(pud);
-	if (shadow)
-		pud_clear_kernel(shadow);
 }
-
 #endif /* __s390x__ */
 
 static inline void pmd_clear_kernel(pmd_t * pmdp)
@@ -693,18 +650,12 @@ static inline void pmd_clear_kernel(pmd_t * pmdp)
 
 static inline void pmd_clear(pmd_t *pmd)
 {
-	pmd_t *shadow = get_shadow_table(pmd);
-
 	pmd_clear_kernel(pmd);
-	if (shadow)
-		pmd_clear_kernel(shadow);
 }
 
 static inline void pte_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
 {
 	pte_val(*ptep) = _PAGE_TYPE_EMPTY;
-	if (mm->context.noexec)
-		pte_val(ptep[PTRS_PER_PTE]) = _PAGE_TYPE_EMPTY;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -903,10 +854,6 @@ static inline void ptep_invalidate(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	}
 	__ptep_ipte(address, ptep);
 	pte_val(*ptep) = _PAGE_TYPE_EMPTY;
-	if (mm->context.noexec) {
-		__ptep_ipte(address, ptep + PTRS_PER_PTE);
-		pte_val(*(ptep + PTRS_PER_PTE)) = _PAGE_TYPE_EMPTY;
-	}
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/tlbflush.h
index 29d5d6d4becc..4fdcefc1a98d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/tlbflush.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/tlbflush.h
@@ -80,16 +80,11 @@ static inline void __tlb_flush_mm(struct mm_struct * mm)
 	 * on all cpus instead of doing a local flush if the mm
 	 * only ran on the local cpu.
 	 */
-	if (MACHINE_HAS_IDTE) {
-		if (mm->context.noexec)
-			__tlb_flush_idte((unsigned long)
-					 get_shadow_table(mm->pgd) |
-					 mm->context.asce_bits);
+	if (MACHINE_HAS_IDTE)
 		__tlb_flush_idte((unsigned long) mm->pgd |
 				 mm->context.asce_bits);
-		return;
-	}
-	__tlb_flush_full(mm);
+	else
+		__tlb_flush_full(mm);
 }
 
 static inline void __tlb_flush_mm_cond(struct mm_struct * mm)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/s390/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index fe03c140002a..ef4555611013 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ int main(void)
 	DEFINE(__LC_KERNEL_STACK, offsetof(struct _lowcore, kernel_stack));
 	DEFINE(__LC_ASYNC_STACK, offsetof(struct _lowcore, async_stack));
 	DEFINE(__LC_PANIC_STACK, offsetof(struct _lowcore, panic_stack));
-	DEFINE(__LC_KERNEL_ASCE, offsetof(struct _lowcore, kernel_asce));
-	DEFINE(__LC_USER_ASCE, offsetof(struct _lowcore, user_asce));
-	DEFINE(__LC_USER_EXEC_ASCE, offsetof(struct _lowcore, user_exec_asce));
 	DEFINE(__LC_INT_CLOCK, offsetof(struct _lowcore, int_clock));
 	DEFINE(__LC_MCCK_CLOCK, offsetof(struct _lowcore, mcck_clock));
 	DEFINE(__LC_MACHINE_FLAGS, offsetof(struct _lowcore, machine_flags));
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c b/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
index f5434d1ecb31..0c35dee10b00 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/setup.c
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ static int set_amode_and_uaccess(unsigned long user_amode,
  */
 static int __init early_parse_switch_amode(char *p)
 {
-	if (user_mode != SECONDARY_SPACE_MODE)
-		user_mode = PRIMARY_SPACE_MODE;
+	user_mode = PRIMARY_SPACE_MODE;
 	return 0;
 }
 early_param("switch_amode", early_parse_switch_amode);
@@ -315,10 +314,6 @@ static int __init early_parse_user_mode(char *p)
 {
 	if (p && strcmp(p, "primary") == 0)
 		user_mode = PRIMARY_SPACE_MODE;
-#ifdef CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT
-	else if (p && strcmp(p, "secondary") == 0)
-		user_mode = SECONDARY_SPACE_MODE;
-#endif
 	else if (!p || strcmp(p, "home") == 0)
 		user_mode = HOME_SPACE_MODE;
 	else
@@ -327,31 +322,9 @@ static int __init early_parse_user_mode(char *p)
 }
 early_param("user_mode", early_parse_user_mode);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT
-/*
- * Enable execute protection?
- */
-static int __init early_parse_noexec(char *p)
-{
-	if (!strncmp(p, "off", 3))
-		return 0;
-	user_mode = SECONDARY_SPACE_MODE;
-	return 0;
-}
-early_param("noexec", early_parse_noexec);
-#endif /* CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT */
-
 static void setup_addressing_mode(void)
 {
-	if (user_mode == SECONDARY_SPACE_MODE) {
-		if (set_amode_and_uaccess(PSW_ASC_SECONDARY,
-					  PSW32_ASC_SECONDARY))
-			pr_info("Execute protection active, "
-				"mvcos available\n");
-		else
-			pr_info("Execute protection active, "
-				"mvcos not available\n");
-	} else if (user_mode == PRIMARY_SPACE_MODE) {
+	if (user_mode == PRIMARY_SPACE_MODE) {
 		if (set_amode_and_uaccess(PSW_ASC_PRIMARY, PSW32_ASC_PRIMARY))
 			pr_info("Address spaces switched, "
 				"mvcos available\n");
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
index ab988135e5c6..177745c520ca 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/fault.c
@@ -225,33 +225,6 @@ static noinline void do_sigbus(struct pt_regs *regs, long int_code,
 	force_sig_info(SIGBUS, &si, tsk);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT
-static noinline int signal_return(struct pt_regs *regs, long int_code,
-				  unsigned long trans_exc_code)
-{
-	u16 instruction;
-	int rc;
-
-	rc = __get_user(instruction, (u16 __user *) regs->psw.addr);
-
-	if (!rc && instruction == 0x0a77) {
-		clear_tsk_thread_flag(current, TIF_PER_TRAP);
-		if (is_compat_task())
-			sys32_sigreturn();
-		else
-			sys_sigreturn();
-	} else if (!rc && instruction == 0x0aad) {
-		clear_tsk_thread_flag(current, TIF_PER_TRAP);
-		if (is_compat_task())
-			sys32_rt_sigreturn();
-		else
-			sys_rt_sigreturn();
-	} else
-		do_sigsegv(regs, int_code, SEGV_MAPERR, trans_exc_code);
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT */
-
 static noinline void do_fault_error(struct pt_regs *regs, long int_code,
 				    unsigned long trans_exc_code, int fault)
 {
@@ -259,13 +232,6 @@ static noinline void do_fault_error(struct pt_regs *regs, long int_code,
 
 	switch (fault) {
 	case VM_FAULT_BADACCESS:
-#ifdef CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT
-		if ((regs->psw.mask & PSW_MASK_ASC) == PSW_ASC_SECONDARY &&
-		    (trans_exc_code & 3) == 0) {
-			signal_return(regs, int_code, trans_exc_code);
-			break;
-		}
-#endif /* CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT */
 	case VM_FAULT_BADMAP:
 		/* Bad memory access. Check if it is kernel or user space. */
 		if (regs->psw.mask & PSW_MASK_PSTATE) {
@@ -414,11 +380,6 @@ void __kprobes do_dat_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, long pgm_int_code,
 	int access, fault;
 
 	access = VM_READ | VM_EXEC | VM_WRITE;
-#ifdef CONFIG_S390_EXEC_PROTECT
-	if ((regs->psw.mask & PSW_MASK_ASC) == PSW_ASC_SECONDARY &&
-	    (trans_exc_code & 3) == 0)
-		access = VM_EXEC;
-#endif
 	fault = do_exception(regs, access, trans_exc_code);
 	if (unlikely(fault))
 		do_fault_error(regs, pgm_int_code & 255, trans_exc_code, fault);
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/s390/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 639cd21f2218..a4d856db9154 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ void set_huge_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 				   pte_t *pteptr, pte_t pteval)
 {
 	pmd_t *pmdp = (pmd_t *) pteptr;
-	pte_t shadow_pteval = pteval;
 	unsigned long mask;
 
 	if (!MACHINE_HAS_HPAGE) {
@@ -21,18 +20,9 @@ void set_huge_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 		mask = pte_val(pteval) &
 				(_SEGMENT_ENTRY_INV | _SEGMENT_ENTRY_RO);
 		pte_val(pteval) = (_SEGMENT_ENTRY + __pa(pteptr)) | mask;
-		if (mm->context.noexec) {
-			pteptr += PTRS_PER_PTE;
-			pte_val(shadow_pteval) =
-					(_SEGMENT_ENTRY + __pa(pteptr)) | mask;
-		}
 	}
 
 	pmd_val(*pmdp) = pte_val(pteval);
-	if (mm->context.noexec) {
-		pmdp = get_shadow_table(pmdp);
-		pmd_val(*pmdp) = pte_val(shadow_pteval);
-	}
 }
 
 int arch_prepare_hugepage(struct page *page)
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/pgtable.c b/arch/s390/mm/pgtable.c
index e1850c28cd68..8d4330642512 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/pgtable.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/pgtable.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct mmu_gather, mmu_gathers);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rcu_table_freelist *, rcu_table_freelist);
 
 static void __page_table_free(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table);
-static void __crst_table_free(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table);
 
 static struct rcu_table_freelist *rcu_table_freelist_get(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ static void rcu_table_freelist_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
 	while (batch->pgt_index > 0)
 		__page_table_free(batch->mm, batch->table[--batch->pgt_index]);
 	while (batch->crst_index < RCU_FREELIST_SIZE)
-		__crst_table_free(batch->mm, batch->table[batch->crst_index++]);
+		crst_table_free(batch->mm, batch->table[batch->crst_index++]);
 	free_page((unsigned long) batch);
 }
 
@@ -125,63 +124,33 @@ static int __init parse_vmalloc(char *arg)
 }
 early_param("vmalloc", parse_vmalloc);
 
-unsigned long *crst_table_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, int noexec)
+unsigned long *crst_table_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	struct page *page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL, ALLOC_ORDER);
 
 	if (!page)
 		return NULL;
-	page->index = 0;
-	if (noexec) {
-		struct page *shadow = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL, ALLOC_ORDER);
-		if (!shadow) {
-			__free_pages(page, ALLOC_ORDER);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		page->index = page_to_phys(shadow);
-	}
-	spin_lock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
-	list_add(&page->lru, &mm->context.crst_list);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
 	return (unsigned long *) page_to_phys(page);
 }
 
-static void __crst_table_free(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table)
-{
-	unsigned long *shadow = get_shadow_table(table);
-
-	if (shadow)
-		free_pages((unsigned long) shadow, ALLOC_ORDER);
-	free_pages((unsigned long) table, ALLOC_ORDER);
-}
-
 void crst_table_free(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table)
 {
-	struct page *page = virt_to_page(table);
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
-	list_del(&page->lru);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
-	__crst_table_free(mm, table);
+	free_pages((unsigned long) table, ALLOC_ORDER);
 }
 
 void crst_table_free_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table)
 {
 	struct rcu_table_freelist *batch;
-	struct page *page = virt_to_page(table);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
-	list_del(&page->lru);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
 	if (atomic_read(&mm->mm_users) < 2 &&
 	    cpumask_equal(mm_cpumask(mm), cpumask_of(smp_processor_id()))) {
-		__crst_table_free(mm, table);
+		crst_table_free(mm, table);
 		return;
 	}
 	batch = rcu_table_freelist_get(mm);
 	if (!batch) {
 		smp_call_function(smp_sync, NULL, 1);
-		__crst_table_free(mm, table);
+		crst_table_free(mm, table);
 		return;
 	}
 	batch->table[--batch->crst_index] = table;
@@ -197,7 +166,7 @@ int crst_table_upgrade(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long limit)
 
 	BUG_ON(limit > (1UL << 53));
 repeat:
-	table = crst_table_alloc(mm, mm->context.noexec);
+	table = crst_table_alloc(mm);
 	if (!table)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	spin_lock_bh(&mm->page_table_lock);
@@ -273,7 +242,7 @@ unsigned long *page_table_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	unsigned long *table;
 	unsigned long bits;
 
-	bits = (mm->context.noexec || mm->context.has_pgste) ? 3UL : 1UL;
+	bits = (mm->context.has_pgste) ? 3UL : 1UL;
 	spin_lock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
 	page = NULL;
 	if (!list_empty(&mm->context.pgtable_list)) {
@@ -329,7 +298,7 @@ void page_table_free(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table)
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long bits;
 
-	bits = (mm->context.noexec || mm->context.has_pgste) ? 3UL : 1UL;
+	bits = (mm->context.has_pgste) ? 3UL : 1UL;
 	bits <<= (__pa(table) & (PAGE_SIZE - 1)) / 256 / sizeof(unsigned long);
 	page = pfn_to_page(__pa(table) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	spin_lock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
@@ -366,7 +335,7 @@ void page_table_free_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table)
 		page_table_free(mm, table);
 		return;
 	}
-	bits = (mm->context.noexec || mm->context.has_pgste) ? 3UL : 1UL;
+	bits = (mm->context.has_pgste) ? 3UL : 1UL;
 	bits <<= (__pa(table) & (PAGE_SIZE - 1)) / 256 / sizeof(unsigned long);
 	page = pfn_to_page(__pa(table) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	spin_lock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
@@ -379,25 +348,6 @@ void page_table_free_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long *table)
 		rcu_table_freelist_finish();
 }
 
-void disable_noexec(struct mm_struct *mm, struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	struct page *page;
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
-	/* Free shadow region and segment tables. */
-	list_for_each_entry(page, &mm->context.crst_list, lru)
-		if (page->index) {
-			free_pages((unsigned long) page->index, ALLOC_ORDER);
-			page->index = 0;
-		}
-	/* "Free" second halves of page tables. */
-	list_for_each_entry(page, &mm->context.pgtable_list, lru)
-		page->flags &= ~SECOND_HALVES;
-	spin_unlock_bh(&mm->context.list_lock);
-	mm->context.noexec = 0;
-	update_mm(mm, tsk);
-}
-
 /*
  * switch on pgstes for its userspace process (for kvm)
  */