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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index e1ba8cb24e4e..e7e3b019c439 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -438,29 +438,6 @@ void cpu_idle_wait(void)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_idle_wait);
-/*
- * This uses new MONITOR/MWAIT instructions on P4 processors with PNI,
- * which can obviate IPI to trigger checking of need_resched.
- * We execute MONITOR against need_resched and enter optimized wait state
- * through MWAIT. Whenever someone changes need_resched, we would be woken
- * up from MWAIT (without an IPI).
- *
- * New with Core Duo processors, MWAIT can take some hints based on CPU
- * capability.
- */
-void mwait_idle_with_hints(unsigned long ax, unsigned long cx)
-{
- if (!need_resched()) {
- if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSH_MONITOR))
- clflush((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags);
-
- __monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
- smp_mb();
- if (!need_resched())
- __mwait(ax, cx);
- }
-}
-
/* Default MONITOR/MWAIT with no hints, used for default C1 state */
static void mwait_idle(void)
{