diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-imx/common.h
index 7cbe22d0c6e9..24a7899e36a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/common.h
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ static inline void imx_smp_prepare(void) {}
 static inline void imx_scu_standby_enable(void) {}
 #endif
 void imx_src_init(void);
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_IMX_SRC
-void imx_src_prepare_restart(void);
-#else
-static inline void imx_src_prepare_restart(void) {}
-#endif
 void imx_gpc_init(void);
 void imx_gpc_pre_suspend(void);
 void imx_gpc_post_resume(void);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c
index 4754373e7e7d..45f7f4e0a447 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/src.c
@@ -115,21 +115,6 @@ void imx_set_cpu_arg(int cpu, u32 arg)
 	writel_relaxed(arg, src_base + SRC_GPR1 + cpu * 8 + 4);
 }
 
-void imx_src_prepare_restart(void)
-{
-	u32 val;
-
-	/* clear enable bits of secondary cores */
-	spin_lock(&scr_lock);
-	val = readl_relaxed(src_base + SRC_SCR);
-	val &= ~(0x7 << BP_SRC_SCR_CORE1_ENABLE);
-	writel_relaxed(val, src_base + SRC_SCR);
-	spin_unlock(&scr_lock);
-
-	/* clear persistent entry register of primary core */
-	writel_relaxed(0, src_base + SRC_GPR1);
-}
-
 void __init imx_src_init(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/system.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/system.c
index e6edcd38b282..826b72ba08d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/system.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/system.c
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ void mxc_restart(enum reboot_mode mode, const char *cmd)
 {
 	unsigned int wcr_enable;
 
-	if (cpu_is_imx6q() || cpu_is_imx6dl())
-		imx_src_prepare_restart();
-
 	if (wdog_clk)
 		clk_enable(wdog_clk);