diff --git a/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c b/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c
index 37735bfc3afd..b41db9e7ab1f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ irqreturn_t mips_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	 *  the general MIPS timer_interrupt routine.
 	 */
 
-	int vpflags;
-
 	/*
 	 * We could be here due to timer interrupt,
 	 * perf counter overflow, or both.
@@ -98,15 +96,6 @@ irqreturn_t mips_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		perf_irq();
 
 	if (read_c0_cause() & (1 << 30)) {
-		/* If timer interrupt, make it de-assert */
-		write_c0_compare (read_c0_count() - 1);
-		/*
-		 * DVPE is necessary so long as cross-VPE interrupts
-		 * are done via read-modify-write of Cause register.
-		 */
-		vpflags = dvpe();
-		clear_c0_cause(CPUCTR_IMASKBIT);
-		evpe(vpflags);
 		/*
 		 * There are things we only want to do once per tick
 		 * in an "MP" system.   One TC of each VPE will take
@@ -115,14 +104,13 @@ irqreturn_t mips_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		 * the tick on VPE 0 to run the full timer_interrupt().
 		 */
 		if (cpu_data[cpu].vpe_id == 0) {
-				timer_interrupt(irq, NULL);
-				smtc_timer_broadcast(cpu_data[cpu].vpe_id);
+			timer_interrupt(irq, NULL);
 		} else {
 			write_c0_compare(read_c0_count() +
 			                 (mips_hpt_frequency/HZ));
 			local_timer_interrupt(irq, dev_id);
-			smtc_timer_broadcast(cpu_data[cpu].vpe_id);
 		}
+		smtc_timer_broadcast(cpu_data[cpu].vpe_id);
 	}
 #else /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC */
 	int r2 = cpu_has_mips_r2;