diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmiclock_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/vmiclock_32.c
index 74c92bb194df..1268d993e9ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmiclock_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmiclock_32.c
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ unsigned long vmi_tsc_khz(void)
 
 static inline unsigned int vmi_get_timer_vector(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
-	return FIRST_DEVICE_VECTOR;
-#else
-	return FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR;
-#endif
+	return IRQ0_VECTOR;
 }
 
 /** vmi clockchip */
@@ -239,8 +235,6 @@ void __init vmi_time_init(void)
 
 	vmi_time_init_clockevent();
 	setup_irq(0, &vmi_clock_action);
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
-		per_cpu(vector_irq, cpu)[vmi_get_timer_vector()] = 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC