diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/platsmp.c
index 8021499e7b70..abc82ef085c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/platsmp.c
@@ -109,15 +109,6 @@ static void __init zynq_smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 static void __init zynq_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	/*
-	 * Initialise the present map, which describes the set of CPUs
-	 * actually populated at the present time.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < max_cpus; i++)
-		set_cpu_present(i, true);
-
 	scu_enable(zynq_scu_base);
 }