diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/smp.h b/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/smp.h
index e2ff53402f8c..dd53892d44a7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/smp.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/smp.h
@@ -20,11 +20,4 @@ static inline void smp_cross_call(const struct cpumask *mask)
 	gic_raise_softirq(mask, 1);
 }
 
-/*
- * Do nothing on MPcore.
- */
-static inline void smp_cross_call_done(const struct cpumask *mask)
-{
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
index a5730466dff5..b037fd6c82dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/platsmp.c
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ void __cpuinit platform_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	trace_hardirqs_off();
 
-	/*
-	 * the primary core may have used a "cross call" soft interrupt
-	 * to get this processor out of WFI in the BootMonitor - make
-	 * sure that we are no longer being sent this soft interrupt
-	 */
-	smp_cross_call_done(cpumask_of(cpu));
-
 	/*
 	 * if any interrupts are already enabled for the primary
 	 * core (e.g. timer irq), then they will not have been enabled